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Mithila Express
The 13021 / 13022 Howrah Junction- Raxaul railway station Mithila Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Raxaul railway station in India. It operates as train number 13021 from Howrah Junction to Raxaul railway station and as train number 13022 in the reverse direction serving the states of Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal. As Raxaul-Birgunj border is the main entry point to Nepal, Mithila express serves as one of the main rail links to Nepal as well. Service The 13021 / 13022 Howrah Junction- Raxaul railway station "Mithila Express" covers the distance of in 16 hours 45 mins (44 km/hr) & in 18 hours 0 mins as 13022 Raxaul railway station-Howrah Junction "Mithila Express" (38 km/hr). This train is reserved well ahead of its departure dates. Coaches The 13021 / 13022 Howrah Junction- Raxaul railway station "Mithila Express" consists with a total of 19 coaches of types 1AC 2-Tier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Howrah is an important transportation hub and gateway to Kolkata and West Bengal. Etymology The name came from the word ''Haor''—Bengali word for a fluvial swampy lake, which is sedimentologically a depression where water, mud and organic debris accumulate. The word itself was rather used in eastern part of Bengal (now Bangladesh), as compared to the western part (now West Bengal). History The history of the city of Howrah dates back over 500 years, but the district is situated in an area historically occupied by the ancient Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. Venetian explorer Cesare Federici, who travelled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandel Railway Station
Bandel Junction railway station is one of the junction stations of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network, India. It is situated on the Howrah–Bandel–Barddhaman main line in Hooghly district with an approximate distance from Howrah railway station. The station is operated by the Howrah railway division. There are seven platforms (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) at Bandel Junction station. However, platform number 6 can accommodate only the 9-coach EMU trains so most of the 9-coach Bandel–Naihati locals depart from that platform. Bandel station is also connected to the Sealdah railway division by the Bandel–Naihati line. See also * Howrah railway station * Sealdah * Bandel Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata M ... * Kolkata Suburban Railway References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagauli
Sugauli is a city and a notified area in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (spelled as "Segowlee" in said story), and the place where a treaty was signed with Nepal in 1816. It is located District entry point 60.3 kilometres Northeast Old Morden City Mehsi. 19.2 kilometres north of the District headquarter Motihari. Demographics India census, Sugauli town had a population of 38,815. Sugauli is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Purbi Champaran, Bihar. The Sugauli city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sugauli Nagar Panchayat has population of 38,815 of which 20,584 are males while 18,231 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 7810 which is 20.12% of total population of Sugauli (NP). In Sugauli Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 886 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzaffarpur Junction Railway Station
Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is an A1 category railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Muzaffarpur Junction is selected in station re-development plan with airport facilities & will be by Railway Infrastructure Development authority. Muzaffarpur Junction is located in Muzaffarpur city, the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. Background In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a railway station Development Corporation (RSDC) that would work on improving the major railway stations, including Muzaffarpur Junction, by building and improving passenger amenities. Under the development scheme, major development works are going on Muzaffarpur Junction. Separate air conditioned waiting lounge, free WiFi facility, IRCTC food court and many facilities are going to be available on Muzaffarpur Junction at the end of 2018. To enhance the security of this station, a metal detector and baggage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samastipur Junction Railway Station
Samastipur Junction railway station (station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Samastipur Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous trains. Samastipur station is well connected to Patna, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Howrah, Bangalore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Kanpur, Guwahati, Surat, Lucknow, Chennai, Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Gwalior and other major cities. It is also the originating station for many express trains. Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, a retiring room, computerised reservation facility, a reservation counter and vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms with vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items, a tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barauni Junction Railway Station
Barauni Junction railway station (station code BJU), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Barauni Junction is located in Barauni city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. History In February 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Muzaffarpur Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities. Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall, fruit stall, dairy stall, meal stall and book stall. Platforms Barauni Junction has 9 platforms. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). It has two foot overbridges. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiul Railway Station
Kiul Junction railway station (station code: KIUL), is one of the major railway junctions in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Kiul is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Howrah–Delhi main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route which runs along the historic Grand Trunk Road. The Danapur railway division's main line crosses Sahibganj loop line at the Kiul Junction. The main line crosses the Kiul River between Kiul Junction and . The Gaya–Kiul line also starts from the Kiul Junction. Kiul is located on the bank of Kiul River in Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. This is the place where Mahavira, Tirthankara of Jainism, achieved Kevala Jnana. The Kiul railway station is on Howrah–Delhi main line. Most of the Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Barauni and Howrah bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi and Tatanagar stop here. Kiul junction is a busy station in East Bihar and entry station of East Central Railway and Eastern Railway. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhajha Railway Station
Jhajha Station, station code JAJ, is the railway station serving the city of Jhajha in the Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Jhajha railway station is the easternmost station on the mainline section of the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone. Jhajha Station is connected to metropolitan area of India by Howrah–Delhi main line via Patna–Mughalsarai section. It is located at and has an average elevation of . It is located in front of a large red soil hill and is surrounded many forests. The station has "pristine beauty". History The first rail track between Howrah and Delhi was via what was later named as Sahibganj loop and the first through train on the route was run in 1864. The Kiul–Patna sector was ready around 1862.The 'Shorter Main Line' on the Delhi–Calcutta route (via Jhajha, Patna) is in place with the completion of the section from Raniganj to Kiul. The Jhajha–Kiul section was electrified in 1997–98 and the Narganjo–Jhajha secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasidih Railway Station
Jasidih Junction (station code: JSME) is the one of the cleanest railway station serving Jasidih which is the satellite town of Deoghar city in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Administration Jasidih Junction is under the Asansol division of Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Further extension The railways have proposed a Jasidih–bypass line after construction of which trains from and can run up to and without loco reversal at Jasidih, also saving considerable time for the passengers. is being developed as a major halt station to decongest Jasidih and avoid a delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Jasidih. The -long Jasidih–Hansdiha–Pirpainti line is under construction. As of April 2021, work is under progress on Mohanpur–Hansdiha and Godda–Pirpainti sections. The Hansdiha–Godda section was inaugurated on 8 April 2021 and a Humsafar Express runs weekly from Godda to New Delhi. This line is considered important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhupur Junction Railway Station
Madhupur Junction, station code MDP, is the railway station serving the city of Madhupur in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It connects the town and nearby areas to various metropolitan cities of the country. Howrah–Delhi main line via Mughalsarai–Patna route and Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line are the two routes on this station. The Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma route is a single broad-gauge line. The total length of this route is . It has four platforms and handles many trains daily. Madhupur is located at . It has an average elevation of . Further extension A Final Location Survey for 7.54 km-long Madhupur bypass line was sanctioned in February 2020 after construction of which trains from can run up to and without loco reversal at Madhupur. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Madhupur will thus be avoided. The estimated cost of the linking project is Rs 281 crore. Facilities The major facilities available are waitin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittaranjan Railway Station
Chittaranjan railway station, formerly known as Mihijam railway station, station code CRJ, is the railway station in Mihijam, Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Chittaranjan railway station lies on the Howrah–Delhi main line on the Mughalsarai–Patna section. The railway station is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. Chittaranjan railway station serves Mihijam and Chittaranjan township. The railway station is located in Mihijam, which is in Jharkhand, whereas the township falls in West Bengal. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah–Delhi main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. The nearest major railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away. History The earlier name of the station was Mihijam. When the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works was established at Chittaranjan, the station's name was changed to Chittaranjan. Facilities The station is rated as NSG-5 category station having an income of 8 crores and above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asansol Junction Railway Station
Asansol Junction railway station (station code: ASN) is a Division of Eastern Railway Zone in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is on the Howrah–Delhi main line. It is the 8th busiest railway station in India in terms of frequency of trains after , , , , Ambala Cant, and . Around 171 trains pass through the station daily. It serves Asansol and the surrounding areas. Overview Mining-industry zone "The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. Mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher than the track level, resulting in the profusion of characteristic small masonry bridges crossing the tracks." This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
