Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
27°14′37″N 84°29′02″E / 27.2437°N 84.4838°E / 27.2437; 84.4838
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Amolwa towards ? | Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line | Gawnaha towards ? |
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Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is a small railway station on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line in West Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is BHWR.[1] It serves Bhitiharwa village, a place known for the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram, a school founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917, today a museum.[2]
Bhitiharwa Ashram station is connected with the Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines at Narkatiaganj Junction, 16 km away.
Gauge conversion
Presently services are suspended on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line since 2015, as it is undergoing gauge conversion, from metre to broad gauge. It is expected that the first stretch between Narkatiaganj Junction and Amolwa (13 km) to be completed in March 2020 and by June 2020, up to Gawnaha station (23 km). The last section between Gawnaha and Bhikhna Thori (13 km) passes through dense forest and needs a special permit from the Forest Department allowing construction works. As of August 2019, the permit has not been given.[3] According to the Forest Department, Gawnaha – Bhikhna Thori section should be closed and the railway land transferred to them.[4]
References
- ^ "BHWR/Bhitiharwa Ashram". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Pal, Sanchari (2 October 2016). "Champaran: Where Mohandas became Mahatma". The Better India. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "2022 तक पूरा होगा रेललाइन दोहरीकरण का कार्य: सीएओ" [Railway line doubling to be completed by 2022: CAO]. Jagran (in Hindi). Bettiah. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "बंद हो सकता है गौनाहा भिखनाठोरी रेलखंड" [Gaunaha – Bhikhna Thori rail section may be closed]. Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Bagaha. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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