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{{short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Barhara Kothi railway station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|40px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian railways
| image =
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| address = [[Purnia district]], [[Bihar]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.7769|87.0961|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Barauni–Katihar section]]
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|45|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 1
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| electrified = No
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{{Indian railway code
| code = BAKT
| zone = [[East Central Railway Zone (India)|East Central Railway]]
| division = [[Samastipur railway division]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[East Central Railway Zone (India)|East Central Railway]]
| status = Single diesel {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line
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{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line
| system=Indian Railways
| previous=Sukhshena
| next=Raghubans Nagar
| line=Barauni–Katihar section
| branch=Banmankhi–Bihariganj
| rows1=1
}}
| map_type = India#India Bihar
| map_dot_label = Barhara Kothi railway station
| map_size = 300
}}
'''Barhara Kothi railway station''' is a small railway station on [[Banmankhi–Bihariganj branch line]] of [[Barauni–Katihar section]]. It is located in [[Purnia district]], [[Bihar]], India. Its code is '''BAKT'''. It serves [[Barhara Kothi]] village. The station consists of one platform.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/barhara-kothi-bakt/7150| title=BAKT/Barhara Kothi| website=India Rail Info|access-date= 2020-01-19}}</ref>

== Services ==

As of January 2020, there is one daily [[Diesel multiple unit|DEMU]] train connecting Barhara Kothi with {{rws|Saharsa Junction}}:<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/barhara-kothi-bakt/7150#st| title=Departures from BAKT/Barhara Kothi| website=India Rail Info|access-date= 2020-01-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Number !! Train Name
|-
| 75263 / 75264 || [[Saharsa–Barhara Kothi DEMU]]
|-
|}

== Gauge conversion ==

In 2017, Banmankhi–Bihariganj branch line which initially was laid as [[metre-gauge railway]], was closed for gauge conversion to {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]. Two years later, in February 2019 was commissioned the first stretch of 16 km track between {{rws|Banmankhi}} and Barhara Kothi. The remaining section between Barhara Kothi and {{rws|Bihariganj}} (12 km) is expected to be completed by March 2020.<ref name="id=2883477">{{cite web |url= https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/purnia/story-trains-will-run-between-bikothi-to-bihariganj-in-march-2883477.amp.html |title=मार्च में दौड़ेगी बीकोठी से बिहारीगंज के बीच ट्रेन |trans-title= Trains from Bikothi to Bihariganj to run in March | language= Hindi |website = Live Hindustan|date= 2019-12-05|access-date= 2020-01-18}}</ref>

There is a project to extend the line after Bihariganj up to [[Kursela]].<ref name="id=2883477"/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Bihar}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Purnia district]]
[[Category:Samastipur railway division]]

{{Bihar-railstation-stub}}

Barhara Kothi railway station - Revision history

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