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Railway station in Bihar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nalanda railway station, station code NLD, is a railway station and under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Nalanda is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Station is located in Nalanda city in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya main line many Patna and other cities via Express trains coming from Rajgir and Gaya Junction stop here.
Nalanda railway station | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | NH 120, Nalanda, Bihar India | ||||
Coordinates | 25°12′16″N 85°32′23″E | ||||
Elevation | 63 metres (207 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | East Central Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir–Gaya | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Connections | Bihar Sharif Rajgir | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | NLD | ||||
Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Danapur division | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1911 | ||||
Electrified | Yes(2017) | ||||
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Nalanda city is having incredible history from very long past because Nalanda university was one of the oldest university of the world and was very important center of world for higher education. Many student from across the world used to come here to get quility education. Surjarpur(sun temple) and kundalpur(Birth place of Lord mahavira) are the place in city which is important pilgrim centre of hindus and jain respectively. Now Nagarjuna university in the city is centre of higher education. Good schools and colleges are available in city.
As Nalanda a historical and Buddhist & Jainism pilgrims center. City well connected by rail and road network. It's 85 km southeast from Patna and (80 km) northeast of Gaya, India, (20 km) from Pawapuri and 105 km from Vaishali (ancient city) .
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