Rajgir railway station

Rajgir Railway Station
राजगीर
Indian railway station

Station platform board
Location Rajgir station rd National Highway 82, Rajgir, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°01′59″N 85°24′54″E / 25.033°N 85.415°E / 25.033; 85.415Coordinates: 25°01′59″N 85°24′54″E / 25.033°N 85.415°E / 25.033; 85.415
Elevation 71 metres (233 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railway zone
Line(s)

Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya line

Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Gaya
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code RGD
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur division
History
Opened 1962
Electrified passed (2010-2011)
Traffic
Passengers 15000 (per day)
Location
Rajgir railway station
Location in Bihar

Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

Legend
 km

0 Bakhtiyarpur

Asansol–Patna section of
Howrah–Delhi main line
 3 Karnauti(Halt)
Panchane River
 7 Kharuara(Halt)
Harnaut-Mokama section
to Mokama
Carriage Repair
Workshop, Harnaut
 11 Harnaut
NH 30A
 14 Muhari(Halt)
 16 Wena
 18 Imlibigha(Halt)
 19 Rahul Road
 20 Ambapendarpur(Halt)
 21 Depkura(Halt)
 27 Suhsarai
to Daniawan
 30 Bihar Sharif
National Highway 110
to Sheikhpura
 34 Tungi(Halt)
 36 Pawapuri Road
 37 Deepnagar(Halt)
 42 Nalanda
 44 Marahra
 47 Silao
 49 Karahdih(Halt)
 51 Sardar Patel Halt
 54 Rajgir
 61 Nekpur
Fatuha–Tilaiya line
 71 Natesar
 78 Jethian
 82 Sarsoo
 90 Oro Jagdishpur
 94 Mohamadpur
 96 Hisua
Gaya–Kiul line
 100 Tilaiya
Gaya–Kiul line
 to Koderma (planned)

Rajgir railway station is a railway station serving the city of Rajgir in the Indian state of Bihar. Rajgir is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone. Rajgir is well connected with Patna junction, Harnaut, Jehanabad, Biharsharif, Gaya, Islampur, Nawada through daily passenger and express train services.It is located near Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Rajgir Nalanda.CCR

Building structure

History

Bakhtiyarpur Bihar Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiyarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911.[1][2][3][4] It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).[1][2]

The broad gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. This line will transport coal from the Hazaribagh-Koderma coal belt for Barh Thermal Power Station via Harnaut railway station.[5] The line was sanctioned in 2001-02 and is to be extended up to Koderma.[6]

Facilities


The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.[7] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office.[8]Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.

Platform

Railway platform

There are 3 platforms in the Rajgir railway station. The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridges (FOB). It has two foot over bridges, the 3rd overbridge is under construction.

Trains

Rajgir railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways.Several local passenger trains also run from Rajgir to neighbouring destinations on frequent iintervals The following table lists all the trains passing from Rajgir station:(As of April 2010)

Originating trains
Number Train type From To Train name
53229 Pass Rajgir Danapur Rajgir-Danapur passenger
12391 SF Rajgir New Delhi Shramjeevi Superfast Express
73253 DEMU Rajgir Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir bakhtiyarpur DEMU
73258 DEMU Gaya Bakhtiyarpur Gaya bakhtiyarpur DEMU
53232 Pass Danapur Tilaiya Danapur tilaiya passenger
53044 Exp Rajgir Howrah Janta Express
13233 Exp Rajgir Danapur Rajgriha Intercity Express
73255 Pass Rajgir Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir bakhtiyarpur passenger
15109 SF Rajgir Varanasi sarnath Express

Nearest Airport

Airports near by rajgir are as:

Developments

In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Rajgir railway station by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bakhtiyarpur-Bihar Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "History of Indian Railways". Consultant. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "CM to open Rajgir-Tilaiya new line". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar". India Today/PTI, 29 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Patna Railway station". Travel, Indian Railways. makemytrip.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.


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