Even though all the railway stations in India are being made modern railway stations under the Amrit Station Scheme, there is one such railway station in Deoria district which people do not think about as the railway station which plays the biggest role in the development of Deoria district. Public representative.
Three railway stations of Deoria district are being beautified and modernized at a cost of crores of rupees under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, but there is a railway station in Deoria which was called the lifeline of Deoria. The railway which gives pace of development to Deoria. The station is called, I am talking about Barhaj railway station built on the banks of Saryu river in Deoria district, the name of this railway station is recorded in history. This railway station was a better facility for import, export and traders across the country, but Amrit Bharat In time, this railway station is becoming a victim of expectation.
History of Barhaj Railway Station
If we talk about the history of Barhaj Railway Station, its history is very old. This railway station has been operating for hundreds of years but in the changing times, development work is not happening on this railway station. Barhaj Railway Station was established in 1896 from the point of view of businessmen. The British government had built it. There is Saryu river near this railway station due to which. At that time, essential goods reached Barhaj by ship and were transported to different corners of the country through railways.
Barhaj Railway Station is situated on the banks of Saryu River at a distance of 30 kilometers from the district headquarters. This railway station played an important role in the development of Deoria district. In the 18th decade, there was more trade in timber from Barhaj Railway Station. The process of construction has also been quite interesting, Barhaj Railway Station was built in 1996 because iron and wood goods were made from here. The British laid a rail route from Bhatni to Barhaj and goods were supplied across the country through this rail route.
From the business point of view, Barhaj railway station is famous all over India, but the public representatives of Deoria and the senior railway officials are not paying attention towards the Barhaj railway line. Due to which the people of this area have to face a lot of problems. On one hand, the rail network is expanding, on the other hand, despite the already existing railway heritage, the local people say that after connecting the rail route to Gorakhpur, the area will develop. People have been demanding this for a long time, but here no There is no such arrangement.
Only one train is run between Barhaj and Bhatni through which the people of the area travel but gradually now the Bhatni Barhaj rail route is becoming a victim of expectation. People are expecting that the government will also run it on this route in future. If people pay attention, people of hundreds of villages will develop and they will get better passenger facilities.