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{{Infobox station
| name = Barkichampi railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
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| address = [[Barkichampi]], [[Lohardaga district]], [[Jharkhand]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
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| elevation = {{convert|643|m|ft}}
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| parking = Available
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BICI
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Ranchi}}
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| status = Functional
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'''Barkichampi station''', station code BICI, is the railway station in lohardaga district which connects Lohardaga and Tori of [[Jharkhand]]. Barkichampi station belongs to the Ranchi division of the [[South Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name=glance/>

==History==
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The {{Convert|68|km}} railway track was converted from narrow gauge (2'6") to broad gauge in 2005. The track is planned to be extended 44 km more to connect with [[Tori Junction railway station|Tori railway station]] in [[Chandwa]] town in [[Latehar district]]. This would reduce the railway distance between Ranchi and Delhi and the railway travel time by three hours. However the construction of a tunnel under the hill between Lohardaga and Tori has not been completed even in a decade. The track has been laid only for 14 km from Lohardaga to Barkichampi and laying of the track on the remaining 30 km running through dense forests has been delayed by terrorist activities of maoists.

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== Facilities ==
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc.<ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |publisher=[[Indian Railways]] |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |archivedate=3 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name=glance>{{cite web|title=RANCHI DIVISION AT A GLANCE |url=http://www.serranchi.org/about/abt_div.htm |publisher=South Eastern Railway, Govt of India |access-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530031719/http://www.serranchi.org/about/abt_div.htm |archivedate=30 May 2013 }}</ref> The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) are present for security.
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| video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMNvo_BPPu8 Video of Lohardaga Station in HD taken from a moving train]''retrieved 28.04.2012''
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===Platforms===
The platforms are interconnected with [[foot overbridge]] (FOB).

== Trains ==
Several local passenger trains also run from Lohardaga to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Lohardaga Station|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/5355|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=Lohardaga Railway Station Details|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=LAD|publisher=indiantrains.org|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref>

/* Train

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Train name !! Train number!! Source !! Destination
|-
| Ranchi–Tori Passenger || 08653 || Ranchi ||Tori
|-
| Tori–Ranchi Passenger || 08654 || Tori ||Ranchi
|}

==Nearest airport==
The nearest airport to Barkichampi station are:

#[[Birsa Munda Airport]], [[Ranchi]] {{Convert|71|km}}
#[[Gaya Airport]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] {{Convert|163|km}}
#[[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]], [[Patna]] {{Convert|276|km}}
#[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Kolkata]]

== See also ==

* [[Lohardaga]]
* [[Lohardaga railway station]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/5355 Lohardaga station map]
* [http://lohardaga.nic.in/ Official website of the Lohardaga district]

{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{South Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Lohardaga district]]
[[Category:Ranchi railway division]]


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