Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is a small railway station on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line in West Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is BHWR.^[1] It serves Bhitiharwa village, a place known for the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram, a school founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917, today a museum.^[2]

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Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	West Champaran district, Bihar India
Coordinates	27.2437°N 84.4838°E / 27.2437; 84.4838
Elevation	101 metres (331 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Closed (line under gauge conversion)
Station code	BHWR
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Samastipur
History
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Amolwa towards ? Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Gawnaha towards ?
Route map Legend km 36 Bhikhna Thori 23 Gawnaha 17 Bhitiharwa Ashram 13 Amolwa 0 Narkatiaganj Junction to Barauni to Gorakhpur to Muzaffarpur
Location Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station Location within India Show map of India Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station (Bihar) Show map of Bihar

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Bhitiharwa Ashram station is connected with the Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines at Narkatiaganj Junction, 16 km away.

Presently services are suspended on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line since 2015, as it is undergoing gauge conversion, from metre to broad gauge. It is expected that the first stretch between Narkatiaganj Junction and Amolwa (13 km) to be completed in March 2020 and by June 2020, up to Gawnaha station (23 km). The last section between Gawnaha and Bhikhna Thori (13 km) passes through dense forest and needs a special permit from the Forest Department allowing construction works. As of August 2019, the permit has not been given.^[3] According to the Forest Department, Gawnaha – Bhikhna Thori section should be closed and the railway land transferred to them.^[4]