Raxaul Junction railway station
Raxaul Junction railway station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location |
Station Road, Raxaul, East Champaran, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°ECoordinates: 26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°E |
| Elevation | 88 metres (289 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | East Central Railway |
| Line(s) | Raxaul- Amlekhganj line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning (Construction - Gauge Conv - MG/NG to Single Diesel BG) |
| Station code | RXL |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Samastipur railway division |
| Electrified | Yes |
Raxaul Junction railway station is a main railway station in East Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is AME. It serves Raxaul city. The station consists of 2 platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]
History
Raxaul-Amlekhganj line was constructed in 1927. It was Nepal 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. [2]
The station is situated on the Delhi –Gorakhpur-Raxaul-Muzaffarpur-Kolkata lines.[3][4] Earlier, all tracks were metre gauge but most have been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge under Project Unigauge. After the completion of the gauge conversion from Darbhanga to Raxaul via Sitamarhi, another broad gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014. The metre gauge track from Raxaul to Narkatiaganj remains to be converted.
Major trains
Some of the important trains that run from Raxaul Junction are:
- Patliputra - Raxaul InterCity Express (UnReserved)
- Ambala Cantt. - Saharsa JanSadharan holi Special (via Raxaul) (UnReserved)
- Mumbai LTT - Raxaul JanSadharan Express (UnReserved)
- Sugauli - Raxaul Passenger (UnReserved)
- Darbhanga - Raxaul Passenger (UnReserved)
- Mumbai LTT - Raxaul Karmabhoomi Express (UnReserved)
- Samastipur - Raxaul Passenger (via Darbhanga) (UnReserved)
- Howrah - Raxaul Express
- Mithila Express
- Muzaffarpur Raxaul Passenger (UnReserved)
- Sadbhawna Express
- Sadbhawna Express (via Faizabad)
- Hyderabad Deccan - Raxaul Express
Also See
References
- ↑ "RXL/Raxaul Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
- ↑ Railways in Nepal
- ↑ Jagran News
- ↑ Bhaskar News
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