Danapur railway division

Danapur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[2] It is located in Danapur of the Indian state of Bihar. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Dhanbad.^[3] The division's revenue for the 2014–15 fiscal year was ₹900 crore (US$110 million).^[4]

Danapur railway division

Overview
Headquarters	Danapur, Patna
Reporting mark	DNR
Locale	Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India
Dates of operation	1925[1]–present
Predecessor	East Indian Railway Company (1925–52) Eastern Railway zone (1952–2002)
Successor	East Central Railway zone (2002–present)
Technical
Track gauge	Broad
Previous gauge	Metre
Length	752 kilometres (467 mi)
Other
Website	ecr.indianrailways.gov.in

History

It was formed as one of the six divisions of the East Indian Railway Company on 1 January 1925 along with Howrah, Asansol, Danapur, Prayagraj, Lucknow, and Moradabad. The Eastern Railway was established on 14 April 1952 and Danapur division came under the control of Eastern Railway. After the formation of East Central Railway zone, the division was integrated into it on 1 October 2002.^[5]

Jurisdiction

It has about 752 kilometres (467 mi) of route length in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.^[6] The division includes twelve districts of the state of Bihar which are Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Luckeesarai, Jamui, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Jehanabad, Nalanda and two districts of Uttar Pradesh which are Ghazipur and Chandauli. Presently the Danapur division's jurisdiction includes following sections:^[5]

• Jhajha to Kuchman
• Patna to Gaya (excluding)
• Kiul to Gaya (excluding)
• Dildarnagar to Tarighat
• Bakhtiyarpur to Rajgir
• Mokama to Simaria (excluding)
• Patna Sahib to Patna Ghat
• Patna–Digha Ghat line
• Fatwa-Islampur
• Rajgir-Tilaya
• Bihar Sharif to Daniyawan
• Mokama to Mokama Ghat (but not in operation now).

S.No	Section	Route Kilometer
1	Jhajha-Patna (Main Line)	177.12
2	Patna-Mughalsarai (Main Line)	211.80
3	Patna-Gaya	91.75
4	Kiul-Gaya	129.29
5	Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir	53.00
6	Mokama-Simaria	18.43
7	Dildarnagar-Tarighat	18.67
8	Fatuha-Islampur	42.67
9	Patna Sahib-Patna Ghat	0.87
10	R’Block-Digha	8.58
11	Rajgir-Tilaya	46.08
12	Bihar Sharif-Daniyawan	38
13	Patliputra Extension	N/A

Danapur Railway Station

Stations under Division

As of 2014, Division has 232 stations out of which only Patna Junction railway station is categorized as A1 station^[7] & nine are categorized as A stations based earnings.^[8]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1 Category	1	Patna Junction
A Category	9	Ara, Buxar, Danapur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Bakhtiyarpur, Mokama, Jamui, Kiul & Patna Sahib.
B Category	9	Dildarnagar, Dumraon, Barh, Hathidah, Harnaut, Lakhisarai, Jhajha, Bihar Sharif Junction, Rajgir.
C Category	00
D Category	18	Bihta, Fatuha, Bihiya, Gulzarbagh, Jehanabad, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Zamania, Barahiya, Islampur, Ekangarsarai, Gidhaur, Jehanabad Court, Khusropur, Manpur, Raghunathpur, Taregna & Warisaliganj .
E Category	54	Athmalgola, Banahi, Bakaghat, Bansipur, Baruna, Bela, Bhadaura, Chakand, Chusa, Dheena, Gahmar, Hilsa, Karauta, Karisath, Kashi chak, Kuchman, Kulharia, Makhdumpur, Mankatha, More, Nadaul, Nalanda, Neora, Parsa Bazar, Phulwari Sharif, Pothi, Punarakh, Punpun, Rajendrapul, Rampurdumra, Sakaldiha, Sirari, Tarighat, Tehta, Tilaiya, Twiningganj, Wazirganj, WENA, Baghi bardiha, Daniyawan, Garsanda, Hardashbigha, Jamuawan, Karjara, Koilwar, Sadisopur, Salimpurbihar, SILO, Tekabigha, Tulsi Ashram, Nateshar, Jethian and Oro Dumari.
F Category	125	halts
Total	216	-

1. Rest are not in operation.

See also

• East Central Railway zone
• Divisions of Indian Railways
• Danapur Railway Station

References

1. "Danapur Division to complete 100 years in 2025".
2. "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. "CM Manjhi launches Swachh Bharat drive in Bihar". The Hindu. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "4 more escalators at Patna railway station by month-end". The Times of India. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
5. "Salient features of Danapur Division". East Central Railways. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. "Danapur — background". East Central Railway. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
7. AMIT BHELARI (11 August 2014). "Free Wi-Fi awaits passengers on station premises". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
8. "Categorization of stations (BASED ON EARNINGS)". ecr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• Official website