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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in West Champaran, Bihar, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Gawnaha railway station<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|40px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[West Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27.2893|84.5184|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| line = [[Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line]]<br />
| other = Auto stand<br />
| elevation = {{convert|108|m|ft}}<br />
| structure = Standard (on ground station)<br />
| platform = 1<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = No<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = <br />
{{Indian railway code<br />
| code = GAH<br />
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Samastipur}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]<br />
| status = Closed (line under gauge conversion)<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line|left=Bhitiharwa Ashram|right=Bhikhna Thori}}<br />
| route_map = {{Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
| map_type = India#India Bihar<br />
| map_dot_label = Gawnaha railway station<br />
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'''Gawnaha railway station''' (also '''Gaunaha''') is a small railway station on [[Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line]] in [[West Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]. Its code is '''GAH'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/gawnaha-gah/5064|title=GAH/Gawnaha |website=India Rail Info |access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> It serves [[Gawnaha]] village.<br />
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Gawnaha station is located near the Indo-Nepal border. It is connected with the [[Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines]] at {{stnlnk|Narkatiaganj Junction}}, 23&nbsp;km away.<br />
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== Gauge conversion ==<br />
Presently services are suspended on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line since 2015, as it is undergoing [[Track gauge conversion|gauge conversion]], from [[metre-gauge railway|metre]] to [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]]. It is expected that the first stretch between {{stnlnk|Narkatiaganj Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Amolwa}} (13&nbsp;km) to be completed in March 2020 and by June 2020, up to Gawnaha station (23&nbsp;km). The last section between Gawnaha and Bhikhna Thori (13&nbsp;km) passes through dense forest and needs a special permit from the [[Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bihar|Forest Department]] allowing construction works. As of August 2019, the permit has not been given.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.jagran.com/bihar/west-champaran-double-railline-till2022-19456925.html |title=2022 तक पूरा होगा रेललाइन दोहरीकरण का कार्य: सीएओ |trans-title=Railway line doubling to be completed by 2022: CAO |language=hi |website=[[Jagran]] |location=Bettiah |date=2019-08-03 |access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> According to the Forest Department, Gawnaha – Bhikhna Thori section should be closed and the railway land transferred to them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bagaha/story-gaunaah-bhikanathori-railway-can-be-closed-2483340.html |title= बंद हो सकता है गौनाहा भिखनाठोरी रेलखंड |trans-title= Gaunaha – Bhikhna Thori rail section may be closed |language=hi |website=Live Hindustan |location=Bagaha |date= 2019-04-10 |access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* {{stnlnk|Narkatiaganj Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Raxaul Junction}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Bihar|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in West Champaran district]]<br />
[[Category:Samastipur railway division]]<br />
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