Danapur railway station

Danapur Station
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Danapur Patna, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E / 25.58222°N 85.04333°E / 25.58222; 85.04333Coordinates: 25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E / 25.58222°N 85.04333°E / 25.58222; 85.04333
Elevation 58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Patna-Mughalsarai section
Platforms 5
Tracks 10
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code DNR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur Division
History
Electrified 25kV 50Hz AC OHLE in 2003
Previous names East Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers 150,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station
Patna–Mughalsarai section
Towards Patna JN.
[[Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section]]
Towards Ganga Rail–Road Bridge (Sonepur)-(Hajipur)

Danapur Station, station code DNR, is a railway station and headquarters of Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Danapur is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Danapur is located in Danapur city in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here. Another line branches from here and joins Patna Sonepur line at Patliputra Junction railway station.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking.[1][2] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The Danapur station was given a new look in 2012.[3]

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line
km
0 New Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi-UP border
More information:
Kanpur-Delhi section
131 Aligarh Junction
210 Tundla Junction
301 Etawah Junction
441 Kanpur Central
More information:
Mughalsarai-Kanpur section
635 Allahabad Junction
to Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
786 Mughalsarai Junction
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
More information:
Patna-Mughalsarai section
UP-Bihar border
881 Buxar
950 Ara Junction
Son River
990 Danapur
to Patna-Gaya line
999 Patna Junction
Punpun River
More information:
Asansol-Patna section
1044 Bakhtiyarpur Junction
to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
1063 Barh
1088 Mokama Junction
to Mokama-Barauni section
to Gaya–Kiul line
1123 Kiul Junction
to Sahibganj Loop
1150 Jamui
1176 Jhajha
Bihar-Jharkhand border
to Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line
1220 Jasidih Junction
Ajay River
to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line
1249 Madhupur Junction
25 Chittaranjan
Jharkhand-West Bengal border
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
1330 Asansol Junction
More information:
Bardhaman-Asansol section
1373 Durgapur
1437 Barddhaman Junction
More information:
Howrah-Bardhaman chord
1532 Howrah Junction

Source: India Rail Info[4]

Danapur is the terminal station of several express and mail trains.[2] Many passenger trains serve Danapur Station.[5][6]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Danapur Station are

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "BJP MP aghast at condition of Danapur station". The Times of India. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "ECR's Danapur division makes record earning". The Times of India. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  5. ↑ "Danapur Station Details". indiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Trains at Danapur Station". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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