Rajgir railway station

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LocationRajgir station rd, NH 120, Rajgir, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°01′59″N 85°24′54″E / 25.033°N 85.415°E / 25.033; 85.415
Elevation71 metres (233 ft)
System Indian Railways station

RAJGIR
Station platform board
General information
LocationRajgir station rd, NH 120, Rajgir, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°01′59″N 85°24′54″E / 25.033°N 85.415°E / 25.033; 85.415
Elevation71 metres (233 ft)
System Indian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway zone
LineBakhtiarpur–Rajgir–Tilaiya line

Bakhtiarpur–Rajgir–Gaya

Bakhtiarpur–Rajgir–Koderma (UC)
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeRGD
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1962; 64 years ago (1962)
Electrified 2016–2017; 9 years ago (2017)
Passengers
1819 (daily)[1]
Route map
km
0
Bakhtiyarpur
3
Karnauti Halt
Falgu River
7
Kharuara Halt
Harnaut Carriage
Repair Workshop
11
Harnaut
14
Murhari Halt
16
Wena
18
Imlibigha Halt
SH78-IN jct.svg SH 78
19
Rahui Road
20
Ambapendarpur Halt
21
Dekpura Halt
Panchane River
27
Sohsarai
30
Bihar Sharif
to Nawada (planned)
to Jehanabad (planned)
34
Tungi Halt
to Nawada (planned)
36
Pawapuri Road
Panchane River
37
Deepnagar Halt
42
Nalanda
44
Marahra
47
Silao
49
Karahdih Halt
51
Sardar Patel Halt
54
Rajgir
SH71-IN jct.svg SH 71
61
Nekpur
71
Natesar
to Gaya (
under
construction
)
78
Jethian
82
Sarsoo
Dhadhar River
90
Oro Jagdishpur
94
Mohamadpur
96
Hisua
100
Tilaiya
107
Narhat
115
Laundh
123
Kheraundh
to Koderma (
under
construction
)
km
Sources[2][3]
Location
Rajgir is located in India
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Location in Rajgir
Rajgir is located in Bihar
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Rajgir
Location in India
Interactive map of Rajgir

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, Bihar Sharif, Gaya Junction, Islampur, Nawada and Bakhtiyarpur Junction through daily passenger and express train services. It is located near Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Rajgir Nalanda.

Building structure

Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911.[4][5][6][7] It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962, and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).[4][5]

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 the Barh Thermal Power Station via Harnaut railway station.[8] The line was sanctioned in 2001–02 and is to be extended up to Koderma.[9]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, and vehicle parking.[10] 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.[11] Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets at the station.

Platform

Railway platform

There are three platforms at the Rajgir railway station. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). It has two foot overbridges, the third overbridge is under construction.[when?]

Trains

Nearest airport

References

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