Danapur railway station

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.

DANAPUR
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Khagaul, Danapur, Patna district, Bihar  India
Coordinates	25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E
Elevation	58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line (Patna–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya section) Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Platforms	6+1(Under Construction)
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available[1]
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functional Wifi Enabled
Station code	DNR
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1860; 165 years ago (1860)
Electrified	14 September 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-14)[2]
Previous names	Dinapur Railway Station
Passengers
2018	16,305[1] (daily)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station East Central Railway zone Neora towards Mughalsarai Junction or New Delhi Howrah–Delhi main line Patna–Mughalsarai section Phulwari Sharif towards Patna Junction or Howrah Junction Terminus Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Patliputra Junction across Ganga Rail–Road Bridge towards Sonpur Junction or Hajipur Junction
Route map Legend km to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line to Mughalsarai–Varanasi branch line 212 Mughalsarai Mughalsarai marshalling yard to Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 201 Kuchman State Highway 69 – Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road 193 Sakaldiha 187 Tulsi Ashram 180 Dheena 172 Bahora Chandil Halt 167 Zamania NH 24 161 Darauli 154 Dildarnagar Junction to Tarighat 150 Usia Khas Halt 146 Bhadaura 142 Karahia Halt 138 Gahmar 135 Baraklan Halt Uttar Pradesh Bihar border across Karmanasa River State Highway 13 129 Chausa 127 Pawani Kamarpur Halt Thora River 118 Buxar Buxar-Itarhi Road 115 Nadaon Halt 108 Baruna 106 Kushalpur Harnaha Halt State Highway 79 104 Dumraon 100 V. V. Giri Halt 94 Twining Ganj 90 Veer Kunwar Singh Dharauli Halt 85 Raghunathpur Brahmapur-Raghunathpur Road 81 Sikaria Halt 77 Banahi 74 Amar Shaheed Jagdev Prasad Halt 71 Bihiya State Highway 102 67 Ramanand Tiwari Halt 65 Sarvodaya Halt 63 Kauriya Halt 59 Karisath 55 Mahatvania Halt 52 Jagjeevan Halt to Sasaram State Highway 12 49 Ara Junction Arrah-Mohania Road 44 Jamira Halt State Highway 81 39 Kulharia 36 Koelwar Abdul Bari Bridge across Son River 33 Pali Halt State Highway 2 27 Bihta 25 Patel Halt 23 Sadisopur 19 Gandhi Halt 14 Neora to Neora–Sheikhpura line (under construction) 10 Danapur to Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section 6 Phulwari Sharif 3 Sachivalaya Halt to Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed) to Patna–Gaya line 0 Patna Junction to Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line km Source: Google maps 13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express v t e Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Legend km To Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Patna Junction To Patna–Gaya line To Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed) 1 R Block 2 Old Sachdeva 3 Bailey Road 3.4 Punaichak 4 Shivpuri 6 Rajiv Nagar 8 Digha Ghat 2 Sachivalay Halt 6 Phulwari Sharif 10 Danapur To Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line 12 Patliputra Junction 15 Digha Bridge Halt Digha–Sonpur Bridge 24 Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction To Chhapra 27 Sonpur Junction 33 Hajipur Junction To Barauni To Muzaffarpur
Location Danapur Railway Station Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Danapur Railway Station Danapur Railway Station (India) Show map of India

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]

History

Danapur (formerly Dinapur) railway station was built in the 1860s.^[4][5] Old Patna station (now Patna Sahib station) in Patna City and the then Bankipore station on the Howrah-Delhi line (near the site of the present Patna Junction built much later) were also built at this time.

Electrification

Danapur station was electrified in March 2000 and passed the CRS inspection on 14 September 2000.^[2] Sector-wise electrification was as follows: Fatuha – Danapur between 1999–2000 and Danapur – Dildarnagar between 2001 and 2002.^[2]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting room, free wifi from railwire,^[6] computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking.^[7][8] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The Danapur station was given a new look in 2012.^[3][9]

Platforms

There are 6 platforms at Danapur. The platforms are interconnected with three foot overbridge (FOB). Newly developed platform is not in sequence. It is situated in line of platform No 1 towards Patna Jn.

Construction

East Central Railway is constructing a new platform (number 6), at an estimated cost of Rs 2.33 crore, on the southern end of the station.^[10] The work is in progress with a provision to accommodate 24 coach load combination of mail and express trains at the new platform. Under the new development plan, the railways has also decided to connect platform number 6 to platform numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 by building a new spacious foot over bridge (FOB) at a cost of Rs 5.2 crore.

A new 92metre-long and 6metre-wide FOB is also proposed. This will connect platform #1A to the new platform (number 6), to facilitate passengers’ easy movement within the station premises. The railways is also constructing a new platform shed with 48 metre in length and 12 metre in width on platform numbers 4 and 5 to provide comforts to passengers.

The EC-Railways would also build an air conditioned waiting hall at Danapur at an estimated cost of Rs 1.57 crore.

The station has already provision for one pair of escalators and two lifts in the years to come.

Trains

Danapur is the terminal station of several express and mail trains.^[8] Many passenger trains serve Danapur Station.^[11][12]

Trains that have as origin or destination Danapur station are:^[13]

Train Nº	Name
13235 / 13236	Sahibganj–Danapur Intercity Express
18183 / 18184	Danapur–Tatanagar Super Express
13233 / 13234	Danapur–Rajgir Rajgriha Express
03483 / 03484	Malda Town–Danapur Special Fare Special
53231 / 53232	Tilaiya–Danapur Passenger
63219 / 63220	Danapur–Raghunathpur MEMU
12791 / 12792	Secunderabad–Danapur Express[14]
13401 / 13402	Bhagalpur–Danapur Intercity Express
13257 / 13258	Danapur–Anand Vihar Jan Sadharan Express[15]
19063 / 19064	Udhna–Danapur Bi-Weekly Express[16]
63217 / 63218	Mokama–Danapur MEMU
63339 / 63340	Rajgir–Danapur MEMU
12295 / 12296	KSR Bengaluru Sanghamitra Express[17]
12149 / 12150	Danapur–Pune Superfast Express[18]
13226/13225	Danapur - Jaynagar InterCity Express

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Danapur Station are

• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)^[13]
• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 230 kilometres (140 mi)
• Gaya Airport 104 kilometres (65 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 600 kilometres (370 mi)

See also

• Ara Junction railway station
• Patliputra Junction railway station
• Phulwari Sharif railway station
• Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station