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 Nalanda (, ) was a renowned ''mahavihara'' (Buddhist monastic university) in ancient Magadha (modern-day Bihar), India.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 and stop here.

History

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.

Location

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) .

Connectivity

Important trains

* Mahaparinirvan Express The Buddhist Circuit Train which is popularly known as Mahaparinirvan Express is a tourist train, which was launched by IRCTC on March 28, 2007, to attract Buddhist pilgrims. Connects Rajgir,

Nalanda Nalanda (, ) was a renowned ''mahavihara'' (Buddhist monastic university) in ancient Magadha (modern-day Bihar), India.Patliputra Pataliputra ( IAST: ), adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort () near the Ganges river.. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the ...

, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Vaishali (ancient city), Kushinagar etc. * Shramjeevi Express connects Rajgir, Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow and New Delhi. *

Budhpurnima Express The Budhpurnima Express ( hi, वुद्घपुर्णिमा एक्सप्रेस) is an superfast express train of East central Railway zone of Indian Railways.It runs between major "Buddhist Hubs" such as Rajgir, Pawapuri, N ...

Also a Buddhist special train runs between Rajgir to Varanasi vai Patna and Gaya, India. *

Rajgriha Intercity Express Rajgriha Express is a daily Express train of Indian Railways, running between Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, and Danapur, near Patna, Bihar, via Nalanda, Bihar Sharif and Bakhtiyarpur Junction Bakhtiyarpur Junction, station code BKP, i ...

runs between Rajgir and Danapur via

Harnaut Harnaut "हरनौत" is a city in the Nalanda District of Bihar, India, and the entrance city of Nalanda. The Hindu, Buddhist and Jain pilgrim centres of Nalanda, Pawapuri, Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and Vaishali are all near Harnaut. The incumbe ...

, Patna City. * Howrah–Rajgir Janta Express connects Rajgir to

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 th ...

via Asansol Jhajha

Bakhtiyarpur Bakhtiyarpur is a town and a municipality notified area, near Patna City in Patna district in the state of Bihar, India. Bakhtiyarpur is under the Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency), and is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bihar in Patna Distri ...

. * Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger to Howrah Junction from

Rajgir railway station Rajgir railway station is a railway station serving the city of Rajgir in the Indian state of Bihar. Rajgir is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone. Rajgir is well connected with , Harnaut, Jehanabad, Bihar Sharif ...

via Bakhtiyarpur Junction, Kiul railway station, Bhagalpur railway station, Barddhaman.

Nearest airport

Nearest airports are: * Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna * Gaya Airport

History

Location

Connectivity

Important trains

Nearest airport

See also