Mokama Junction railway station

Mokama station
Indian Railway Station
Location Mokama, Patna, Bihar
 India
Coordinates 25°23′31″N 85°54′52″E / 25.39194°N 85.91444°E / 25.39194; 85.91444Coordinates: 25°23′31″N 85°54′52″E / 25.39194°N 85.91444°E / 25.39194; 85.91444
Elevation 48 metres (157 ft)
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Asansol-Patna section
Mokama-Barauni section
Harnaut-Mokama section
Platforms 4
Tracks 8
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MKA
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur Division
History
Electrified yes
Previous names East Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2013) ½ lakh
Mokama–Barauni section
Track gauge Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
km from Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line
0 Mokama
Rampur Dumra
5 Aunta (halt)
8 Hathidah
to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line
11 Rajendra pul
Rajendra Setu across Ganges
12 Chakia Thermal (halt)
15 Semaria
18 Garhara (halt)
21 Barauni
to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
to Barauni–Katihar section

Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

Mokama station also known as Mokameh station, station code MKA, is a railway station in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Mokama is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Mokama is located in Mokama city in Barh 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, Ranchi, Tatanagar stop here. Mokama station is an important of the Danapur division as it links, Assam through the Mokama-Barauni section and North Bihar by the Rajendra Bridge on the Ganga river.

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking.[1] 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 Mokama-Kiul section has optical fibre for improved communication and railway safety.[2]

Platforms

It has four platforms that are interconnected with two foot over bridge (FOB).

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[3]

Many passenger and express trains serve Mokama station.[4] [5]

Nearest Airport

The nearest airport to Mokama Station are

References

  1. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available .The railway station has also Free wifi of Railway provided by Google". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "SIGNALLING AND TELECOMMUNICATION". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, Indian Railway. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  4. ↑ "Mokama station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Trains at Mokama station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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