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{{short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|CHARHI}}
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Charhi railway station.png
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| image_caption = Charhi railway station
| address = [[Charhi]], [[Hazaribagh district]], [[Jharkhand]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.8421|85.4418|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Jharkhand
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| line = [[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line]]
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CHRI
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Dhanbad}}
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| status = Functional
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{{Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana line|collapse=y}}
'''Charhi Railway Station''' is a station on the Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana line in [[Churchu (community development block)]], [[Hazaribagh district]], [[Jharkhand]], serving [[Charhi]] and nearby areas.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/koderma-barkakana-passenger-53371/30224/1428/10614 | title= 73371 => 53371 Koderma–Barkakhana Passenger |publisher=India Rail Info| accessdate = 11 November 2017}}</ref>

Charhi railway station is located at an altitude of 453 m above mean sea level. Hazaribagh Town is 27 km and Barkakana is 30 km from Charhi.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://erailway.co.in/stations/CHRI-Charhi | title = CHRI Charhi Railway Station | publisher = e-railway | accessdate = 7 January 2019 | archive-date = 8 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190108201334/https://erailway.co.in/stations/CHRI-Charhi | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==History==
This line was announced in Railway Budget 1999 under the rule of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. After 16 years, this dream was fulfilled on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] along with Jharkhand Governor [[Syed Ahmad]], Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]], Union Railways Minister [[Suresh Prabhu]], Union Minister of State for Railways [[Manoj Sinha]], Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP [[Jayant Sinha]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-hazaribagh-koderma-dmu-train/| title= Hazaribagh Town railway station opens| date= 20 February 2015| access-date = 21 February 2015}}</ref> 57 km long Hazaribagh–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister [[Suresh Prabhu]] in the presence of Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html|title = Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 7 December 2016|agency = Press Trust of India}}</ref> Also a railway coal siding line has been constructed from Hazaribagh Town to Bandag.

New Railway line between Tatisilwai and Sanki was inaugurated by CM [[Raghubar Das]] on 29 August 2019. Two new pairs of passenger trains between Hatia and Sanki station started on 29 August 2019.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Trial run on the newly constructed remaining Sidhwar-Sanki 27 kilometer rail section was successful on November 18 2022. 4 tunnels, 32 curves and five major bridges have been constructed in this 27 km long rail section.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

== Trains ==
Charhi railway station handles trains four times daily. The trains are run by [[East Central Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.railrider.in/CHRI-CHARHI-Railway-Station |title = 4 trains pass through Charhi Railway Station |publisher= rail rider | accessdate = 7 January 2019 }}</ref> Following are the trains arriving and departing from Charhi railway station.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+<big>Passenger Trains</big>
!style="background-color:#cfcfcf;" align="center"| Sl.No. !! Train No. !! Train Name
|-
| 1|| 53371 || Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
|-
| 2|| 53372 || Barkakana–Koderma Passenger
|-
| 3|| 53373 || Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
|-
| 4|| 53374 || Barkakana–Koderma Passenger
|}

== References ==
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{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Hazaribagh district]]

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DougHuonDeKermad at 08:04, 17 February 2026