Danapur railway station

Railway station in Patna, Bihar, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Danapur Railway Station or Danapur Junction, station code DNR, is a large railway station[1] and the headquarters of Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Danapur is connected to metropolitan areas of India by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mughalsarai–Patna route. It is in Khagaul city about 6 km from Danapur Cantonment, in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Coordinates25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
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DANAPUR
View of the platform with the station board
General information
LocationKhagaul, Danapur, Patna district, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorEast Central Railways
LinesHowrah–Delhi main line
(Patna–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya section)
Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Platforms6+1(Under Construction)
Tracks10
Construction
Structure type
Standard
(on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable[1]
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Wifi Enabled
Station codeDNR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1860; 166 years ago (1860)
Electrified14 September 2000; 25 years ago (2000-09-14)[2]
Former namesDinapur Railway Station
Passengers
201816,305[1] (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
East Central Railway zone
Neora
Howrah–Delhi main line Phulwari Sharif
Terminus Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Patliputra Junction
Route map
km
Up arrow
To Asansol–Patna section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
0
Patna Junction
Right arrow To Patna–Gaya line
Left arrow To Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed)
1
R Block
2
Old Sachdeva
3
Bailey Road
3.4
Punaichak
4
Shivpuri
6
Rajiv Nagar
8
Digha Ghat
2
Sachivalay Halt
6
Phulwari Sharif
10
Danapur
Down arrow
To Patna–Mughalsarai section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
12
Patliputra Junction
15
Digha Bridge Halt
Digha–Sonpur Bridge
24
Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction
Right arrow To Chhapra
27
Sonpur Junction
33
Hajipur Junction
Left arrow To Barauni
Down arrow To Muzaffarpur
Location
Danapur is located in India
Danapur
Danapur
Location within India
Danapur is located in Bihar
Danapur
Danapur
Location within Bihar
Danapur is located in Patna
Danapur
Danapur
Location within Patna
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Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line, many Patna and Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah and Sealdah stop here. It lies between Neora to the west and Phulwari Sharif to the east. Another line branches north-eastwards from Danapur and joins Patna–Sonepur line at Patliputra Junction.

There are refreshment rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food stall, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office, telephone booth, Government Railway Police (GRP) office and Railway Protection Force (RPF) barracks.

Recently Danapur station has been redesigned with street art motifs on its façade, dedicated to the famous mathematician born in Bihar, Aryabhata.[3]

History

Danapur (formerly Dinapur) railway station was built in the 1860s.[4][5] Old Patna station (now Patna Sahib station) in Patna City and the then Bankipore station on the Howrah-Delhi line (near the site of the present Patna Junction built much later) were also built at this time.

Electrification

Danapur station was electrified in March 2000 and passed the CRS inspection on 14 September 2000.[2] Sector-wise electrification was as follows: Fatuha – Danapur between 1999–2000 and Danapur – Dildarnagar between 2001 and 2002.[2]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting room, free wifi from railwire,[6] computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking.[7][8] 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][9]

Platforms

There are 6 platforms at Danapur. The platforms are interconnected with three foot overbridge (FOB). Newly developed platform is not in sequence. It is situated in line of platform No 1 towards Patna Jn.

Construction

East Central Railway is constructing a new platform (number 6), at an estimated cost of Rs 2.33 crore, on the southern end of the station.[10] The work is in progress with a provision to accommodate 24 coach load combination of mail and express trains at the new platform. Under the new development plan, the railways has also decided to connect platform number 6 to platform numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 by building a new spacious foot over bridge (FOB) at a cost of Rs 5.2 crore.

A new 92metre-long and 6metre-wide FOB is also proposed. This will connect platform #1A to the new platform (number 6), to facilitate passengers’ easy movement within the station premises. The railways is also constructing a new platform shed with 48 metre in length and 12 metre in width on platform numbers 4 and 5 to provide comforts to passengers.

The EC-Railways would also build an air conditioned waiting hall at Danapur at an estimated cost of Rs 1.57 crore.

The station has already provision for one pair of escalators and two lifts in the years to come.

Major Trains

Danapur is the Major railway station serving several express and mail trains.[8][11][12]

Major trains originating and halting at Danapur railway station are as follows:[13]

More information Train Nº, Name ...
Train NºName
26301 / 26302 Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat Express
12423 / 12424Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
12309 / 12310Rajendra Nagar–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express
13235 / 13236Sahibganj–Danapur Intercity Express
13247 / 13248Kamakhya–Arrah Junction Capital Express
13245 / 13246New Jalpaiguri-Arrah Junction Capital Express
18183 / 18184Danapur–Tatanagar Super Express
15645 / 15646Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Dibrugarh Express
15589 / 15590Muzaffarpur–Hadapsar (Pune) AC Express
12520 / 12519Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Express
15483 / 15484Alipurduar - Delhi Junction Mahananda Express
12505 / 12506Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express
15647 / 15648Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Guwahati Express
19669 / 19670Udaipur City–Patliputra Humsafar Express
16602 / 16601Erode–Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express
11015 / 11016Mumbai LTT–Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express
22361 / 22362Rajendra Nagar Terminal–New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express
15293 / 15294Muzaffarpur–Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
12436 / 12435Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
22405 / 22406Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express
19435 / 19436Ahmedabad-Asansol Weekly Express
13005 / 13006Howrah - Amritsar Mail
12303 / 12304Howrah - New Delhi Poorva Express
12333 / 12334Howrah - Prayagraj Vibhuti Express
12331 / 12332Howrah - Jammu Tawi Himgiri Superfast Express
15733 / 15734Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
15743 / 15744Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt)
12577 / 12578Mysore - Darbhanga Bhagmati Express
13233 / 13234Danapur–Rajgir Rajgriha Express
03483 / 03484Malda Town–Danapur Special Fare Special
53231 / 53232Tilaiya–Danapur Passenger
63219 / 63220Danapur–Raghunathpur MEMU
12791 / 12792Secunderabad–Danapur Express[14]
13401 / 13402Bhagalpur–Danapur Intercity Express
13257 / 13258Danapur–Anand Vihar Jan Sadharan Express[15]
19063 / 19064Udhna–Danapur Bi-Weekly Express[16]
63217 / 63218Mokama–Danapur MEMU
63339 / 63340Rajgir–Danapur MEMU
12295 / 12296KSR Bengaluru Sanghamitra Express[17]
12149 / 12150Danapur–Pune Superfast Express[18]
13226/13225 Danapur - Jaynagar InterCity Express
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