Patna–Mughalsarai section

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Buxar is an important railway station on Patna–Mughalsarai section

Overview

Status

Operational

Owner

Indian Railways

Locale

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Termini

Service

Operator(s)

East Central Railway

History

Opened

1862

Technical

Line length

212 km (132 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE during 1961–1965 and 1999–2000

Operating speed

up to 130 km/ h

Route map

Legend

to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section

of Howrah–Delhi main line

to Mughalsarai–Varanasi branch line

212

Mughalsarai

Mughalsarai marshalling yard

to Gaya–Mughalsarai section

of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

201

Kuchman

State Highway 69 –

Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road

193

Sakaldiha

187

Tulsi Ashram

180

Dheena

172

Bahora Chandil Halt

167

Zamania

NH 24

161

Darauli

154

Dildarnagar Junction

to Tarighat

150

Usia Khas Halt

146

Bhadaura

142

Karahia Halt

138

Gahmar

135

Baraklan Halt

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

border across Karmanasa River

State Highway 13

129

Chausa

127

Pawani Kamarpur Halt

Thora River

118

Buxar

Buxar-Itarhi Road

115

Nadaon Halt

108

Baruna

106

Kushalpur Harnaha Halt

State Highway 79

104

Dumraon

100

V. V. Giri Halt

Twining Ganj

Veer Kunwar Singh Dharauli Halt

Raghunathpur

Brahmapur-Raghunathpur Road

Sikaria Halt

Banahi

Amar Shaheed Jagdev Prasad Halt

Bihiya

State Highway 102

Ramanand Tiwari Halt

Sarvodaya Halt

Kauriya Halt

Karisath

Mahatvania Halt

Jagjeevan Halt

to Sasaram

State Highway 12

Ara Junction

Arrah-Mohania Road

Jamira Halt

State Highway 81

Kulharia

Koelwar

Abdul Bari Bridge across Son River

Pali Halt

State Highway 2

Bihta

Patel Halt

Sadisopur

Gandhi Halt

Neora

to Neora–Sheikhpura line

(under construction)

Danapur

to Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section

Phulwari Sharif

Sachivalaya Halt

to Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed)

to Patna–Gaya line

Patna Junction

to Asansol–Patna section

of Howrah–Delhi main line

Source: Google maps
13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express

The Patna–Mughalsarai section, officially Patna–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya section, is a railway line connecting Patna Junction in the Indian state of Bihar and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction in Uttar Pradesh.

History

The first rail track between Howrah and Delhi was via what was later named as Sahibganj loop and the first through train on the route was run in 1864. The Patna–Mughalsarai sector was ready around 1862. A "shorter main line" connecting Raniganj and Kiul was in position in 1871 and the opening of the Grand Chord in 1907 shortened the distance from Howrah to Delhi even further.

Electrification

While the Mughalsarai area was electrified in 1961–65, the rest of the Patna–Mughalsarai section was electrified in 1999–2002. Sector-wise electrification was as follows: Fatuha–Danapur 1999–2000, Danapur–Dildarnagar 2001–2002, Kuchman–Dilarnagar 1999–2000.

Speed limit

The entire Sitarampur–Patna–Mughalsarai line is classified as "B Class" line, where trains can run at speeds up to 130 km/h.

Stations

List of important railway stations on Patna-Mughalsarai section is as follows:

Passenger movement

Patna and Mughalsarai, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

Railway reorganisation

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.

References

Indian Railway History Time line by R. P. Saxena
"IR History: Early days I (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
"IR History:Early days II (1870-1899)". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
"History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
"Permanent Way". Track Classifications. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
"Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
"Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
"East Central Railway". ECR. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

External links

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National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

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near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

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