Madhupur Junction railway station

Madhupur Junction is administered by the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway zone (ER) of Indian Railways.^[10][5] The station falls under the operational jurisdiction of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Asansol.^[15]

The station has been redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with significant upgrades to passenger amenities and infrastructure.^{[16][17][18][19]}

The major facilities available include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counters, and two-wheeler and four-wheeler parking.^[20] Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has toilets, refreshment rooms, tea stalls and book stalls.^[21]

Following redevelopment, the station has been equipped with modern amenities including lifts and escalators for improved accessibility, a new foot overbridge and air-conditioned retiring rooms for passengers.^[22] A new booking complex with modern ticketing counters has been developed, along with improved signage systems and passenger information displays. Circulating areas have been expanded with better traffic management and parking facilities.^[22]

Platform infrastructure has been upgraded with improved shelters, renovation works and enhanced lighting and electrical fittings. The station also includes a washing pit for maintenance and cleaning of coaches.^[23][24] Additional improvements include modernized station buildings and improved passenger movement facilities such as foot overbridges.^[22]

Majority of the trains stops at Madhupur Junction which runs on Asansol–Patna section of the Howrah–Delhi main line including premium trains such as Rajdhani Express.^[25][26]

Following are the dedicated trains starting from Madhupur running on the Howrah–Delhi main line:

Following are the trains to/from Madhupur running on the Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line:^{[27][28][29][30]}

The Ministry of Railways sanctioned a final location survey for the 7.54 km long Madhupur bypass line in February 2020, aimed at enabling trains from Jasidih to reach Giridih and Koderma without loco reversal at Madhupur Junction, thereby avoiding delays of over 30 minutes.^[31] The estimated cost of the project is ₹140 crore. The foundation stone for the bypass line was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 September 2024 via video conferencing from Ranchi, as part of a programme inaugurating multiple railway projects worth in Jharkhand.^[32] Once completed, the bypass is expected to reduce train detention on the Howrah–Delhi mainline and shorten travel time between Giridih and Jasidih.^[33]

As of the latest available information, no further extension beyond the currently proposed bypass alignment has been officially sanctioned.

The nearest airports to Madhupur Junction are:

• Deoghar Airport, Jharkhand – 26 kilometres (16 mi)
• Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur – 119 kilometres (74 mi)
• Gaya Airport, Bihar – 225 kilometres (140 mi)
• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi – 233 kilometres (145 mi)
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna – 284 kilometres (176 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata – 293 kilometres (182 mi)

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  Entrance of Madhupur Junction
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  Madhupur Junction signboard
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  Platform No 4
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  View of Madhupur Junction Central Cabin from Platform No 3
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  Platform No 4
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  Platform No 3
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  Signboard
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  Platform No 2

• Eastern Railway zone
• Asansol railway division
• New Delhi–Howrah main line
• Asansol–Patna section
• Jasidih Junction railway station
• Giridih