| Raxaul Junction | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Raxaul, near Birgunj a border city of Nepal. East Champaran, Bihar India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°E / 26.9868; 84.8447 | ||||
| Elevation | 88 metres (289 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) |
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | RXL | ||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Samastipur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1927 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Raxaul Junction railway station is a main railway station in East Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is RXL. It serves Raxaul city and also as gateway to Nepal as the most important station on the Indo-Nepal border. The station consists of five platforms.
History
Raxaul–Amlekhganj line was constructed in 1927. It was Nepal's first railway line. Narrow-gauge line of 48 km was closed in 1965 as new line was constructed to Inland Container Depot at Sirsiya near Birgunj and was opened in 2005.
Lines and location
The station is situated on the Delhi–Gorakhpur–Raxaul–Muzaffarpur–Kolkata lines. Earlier, all tracks were metre gauge but most have been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. After the completion of the gauge conversion from Darbhanga to Raxaul via Sitamarhi, another broad-gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014.
Major trains
Some of the important trains that runs from Raxaul are :
See also
References
- "RXL/Raxaul Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
- Railways in Nepal
- "Jagran News". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Bhaskar News". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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