Jhajha Station, station code JAJ, is the railway station serving the city of

Jhajha Jhajha is a city and a notified area in Jamui district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. It lies in the southern part of Bihar very close to the Jharkhand border. It falls on the Howrah - Mughalsarai mainline about ha ...

in the

Jamui district Jamui is a district among 38 districts of Bihar state, India. The district was formed on 21 February 1991, when it was separated from Munger district. It is located at a longitude of 86° 13'E and the latitude is 24° 55'N. The present coll ...

in the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. The Jhajha railway station is the easternmost station on the mainline section of the

Danapur division Danapur railway division is one of the five divisions of East Central Railway (ECR), a zone of the Indian Railways located at Danapur in Patna district of Bihar state in eastern India. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Mughals ...

of the

East Central Railway zone The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions. History First set up on 8 S ...

. Jhajha Station is connected to metropolitan area of India by

Howrah–Delhi main line The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train. Sections The long trunk line, ha ...

via Patna–Mughalsarai section. It is located at and has an average elevation of . It is located in front of a large

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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 The Sahibganj loop is a railway line connecting Khana Junction and Kiul Junction. Originally a part of the Howrah–Delhi main line, it was opened to traffic in 1866. With the construction of a shorter railway line for a part of the route, the ...

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 section was electrified in 1998–99.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, two-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, refreshment room, tea stall and book stall. The station also has rest rooms (running rooms) for the railway employees. There are Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) deputed for the security of the station. A Railway hospital is also located nearby.

Platforms

There are 4 platforms. The platforms are connected by the

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(FOB).

Trains

Many express and passenger trains serve Jhajha station.

Further extension

There are proposals from the Railway Ministry to connect Jhajha station with via Sono, Batia, Chakai and Bengabad. The 95-km-long stretch will have 9 crossing stations. The first phase of the project involves 20-km-long Jhajha–Batia section, the foundation for which was laid in 2019 and which will be constructed at a cost of Rs 496 crore.

References

{{Railway stations in Bihar Railway stations in India opened in 1871 Railway stations in Jamui district Danapur railway division