Danapur railway station

Danapur
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationKhagaul, Danapur, Patna district, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E / 25.58222°N 85.04333°E / 25.58222; 85.04333
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Delhi main line
(Patna–Mughalsarai section)
Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Platforms6+1(Under Construction)
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeStandard
(on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable[1]
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Wifi Enabled
Station codeDNR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Electrified14 September 2000 (2000-09-14)[2]
Previous namesDinapur Railway Station
Passengers
201816,305[1] (daily)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
East Central Railway zone
Neora
Howrah–Delhi main line Phulwari Sharif
Terminus Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Patliputra Junction
Location
Danapur Railway Station is located in Bihar
Danapur Railway Station
Danapur Railway Station
Location within Bihar
Danapur Railway Station is located in India
Danapur Railway Station
Danapur Railway Station
Danapur Railway Station (India)

Danapur Railway Station or Danapur Junction, station code DNR, is a large railway station[1] and headquarters of Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Danapur is connected to metropolitan areas of India by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mughalsarai–Patna route. It is in Khagaul city about 6 km from Danapur Cantonment, in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line, many Patna and Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah and Sealdah stop here. It lies between Neora to the west and Phulwari Sharif to the east. Another line branches north-eastwards from Danapur and joins Patna–Sonepur line at Patliputra Junction.

There are refreshment rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food stall, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office, telephone booth, Government Railway Police (GRP) office and Railway Protection Force (RPF) barracks.

Recently Danapur station has been redesigned with street art motifs on its façade, dedicated to the famous mathematician born in Bihar, Aryabhata.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Station: DANAPUR (DNR) – Passenger amenities details as on 31/03/2018" (PDF). Rail Drishti. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA.org. 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference winnerhands was invoked but never defined (see the help page).