Bharuch Junction (station code: BH) is a railway station on the
Western Railway network, located in
Bharuch,
Gujarat
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, India. It is 'A' category railway station of Western Railway zone of
Indian Railways
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. It serves
Bharuch city. It has 6 platforms. Bharuch Junction is well connected to
Dahej Port by rail.
It is an important halt for all trains that are bound for
Ahmedabad Junction,
Jaipur Junction,
Mumbai
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,
Amritsar and
Delhi
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.
Lines
The main lines passing through
Bharuch Junction are :
*
New Delhi–Mumbai main line
The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India. Linking the national capital of New Delhi with financial capital Mumbai, this railway line covers a distance of across the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Prades ...
via
Kota Junction
Kota Junction railway station is major railway junction on the West Central railway network of India which serves Kota in Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone.
Background
Kota is an important ...
*
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line via
Vadodara Junction
Gallery
File:Bharuch Junction - Platformboard.jpg, Bharuch Platform Board
File:Bharuch Railway Station Dutch Style....Dutch East India Co,, Trading Post (8728223690).jpg, Bharuch Railway Station was constructed in Dutch Style
File:Bharuch Station Building.jpg, Bharuch Railway Station Building
File:Bharuch Platform Board.jpg, Bharuch Railway Station: Platform Board
File:Narmada Bridge Near Bharuch Railway Station.jpg, Narmada Bridge Near Bharuch Railway Station
Trains
Some of the following trains that start from Bharuch Junction are:
* 69175/76 Bharuch–Anand MEMU
* 69195/96 Bharuch–Dahej MEMU
* 69171/72 Bharuch–Surat MEMU
* 69149/50
Virar–Bharuch MEMU
References
Railway stations in Bharuch district
Vadodara railway division
Railway junction stations in Gujarat
Transport in Bharuch
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