Award-winning train food service, TravelKhana, endeavors to make train journeys comfortable for the travelers by bringing to them nice food at their seats. The food service is available at the Balharshah Railway Station. The passengers can rest assured of fresh and warm food, packed neatly in casseroles. A All that they have to do is to place an order with TravelKhana an hour or two before the train reaches the Balharshah station.
Balharshah: The producer of paper
Balharshah, also known as Ballarpur, is a municipal town in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district. This town is often described as a mini India because people from across the country have been living here for generations. The Ballarpur Industries began producing paper here long ago. It employed people from various regions and they stayed on here. The Balharshah Industries' paper factory is the largest producer of printing and writing paper. The farm forestry program of the company is run in many states to get the raw materials for the paper unit.
The Kazipet-Balharshah link was completed in 1929 and this meant a direct link from Chennai to Delhi. The Balharshah station is on the New Delhi-Chennai route, which became fully functional in 1929. The trains moving into South Central Railway zone stop at Balharshah to change the crew. The Balharshah Railway Station has introduced computerized reservations. It has a retiring room, waiting room and vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment hall.
In middle ages, king Balhar Shah shifted the capital from Sirpur and named the new capital after himself. He constructed the Balharshah fort and the fort's ruins can be seen on the banks of the Wardha River even now.
Balharshah has good educational institutions. Apart from good primary and secondary schools, it has Mahatma Jotiba Phule College of Arts and Commerce, Guru Nanak College of Science, Thapar College, Mount Science Junior College, Zhaveri Women's College of Arts, and the Ballarpur Institute of Technology.
Balharshah has coal mines managed by the Western Coalfields and timber depots. A timber depot has been in operation for 800 years. It also once had a thermal power plant. Overall, Balharshah remains a quiet town.
TravelKhana offers food delivery in train at BALHARSHAH Railway Station
Ã? TravelKhana serves delightful vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, high on quality, to train travellers at the Balharshah Railway Station. We are delighted to make the meals a great experience for the passengers. The traveller can select from the choicest of dishes available. Among other dishes, TravelKhana presents a variety of tasty vegetables, variety of thalis, South Indian dishes, pizzas, beverages and Chinese delicacies.
The travelers may book the order early after finalizing their travel plan. But they can also order their food one or two hours before their train is to reach the Balharshah station. They have the option of paying online or on delivery of the food.
Balharshah Helpline numbers
Balharshah Railway inquiry - 07172-139
Balharshah's literacy rate is 73 percent and this exceeds the national average of 59.5 percent by a good 13 percent. With new colleges beginning to come up in the region, the literacy is expected to go up further.
