Bihar Sharif Junction railway station

25°11′49″N 85°31′05″E / 25.197°N 85.518°E / 25.197; 85.518Elevation56 metres (184 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central RailwayLine(s)Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
(extension to Koderma under construction)
Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line (under construction)
Bihar Sharif–Nawada line (planned)^[1]
Bihar Sharif–Jehanabad line (planned)^[1]Platforms5Tracks5+1(Track/Machine Line)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBEHS Zone(s) East Central Railway Division(s) DanapurFare zoneEast Central RailwayHistoryOpened1903; 121 years ago (1903)Rebuilt1962; 62 years ago (1962)Electrified2017; 7 years ago (2017)Passengers2,392 per day^[2] Services

East Central Railway zone
Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Sohsarai towards Bakhtiyarpur Junction		Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line		Tungi Halt towards Rajgir or Tilaiya
Sohsarai (under construction) towards Daniyawan Junction or Neora		Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line		Nepura (under construction) towards Sheikhpura

Route map

Legend km on Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Bakhtiyarpur 3 Karnauti Halt Falgu River 7 Kharuara Halt Harnaut–Mokama section to Mokama Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut 11 Harnaut NH 431 14 Murhari Halt 16 Wena 18 Imlibigha Halt SH 78 19 Rahui Road 20 Ambapendarpur Halt 21 Dekpura Halt Panchane River 27 Sohsarai Neora-Sheikhpura line to Neora 30 Bihar Sharif NH 33 Neora–Sheikhpura line to Sheikhpura to Nawada (planned) to Jehanabad (planned) 34 Tungi (Halt) to Nawada (planned) NH 20 36 Pawapuri Road Panchane River 37 Deepnagar Halt 42 Nalanda 44 Marahra 47 Silao 49 Karahdih Halt 51 Sardar Patel Halt NH 120 54 Rajgir SH 71 61 Nekpur Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Fatuha 71 Natesar to Gaya Under construction 78 Jethian 82 Sarsoo Dhadhar River 90 Oro Jagdishpur 94 Mohamadpur 96 Hisua NH 120 Gaya–Kiul line to Kiul 100 Tilaiya Gaya–Kiul line to Gaya 107 Narhat 115 Laundh 123 Kheraundh to Koderma (Under construction) Legend km on Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Neora --Under construction --Under construction Patna–Gaya line to Patna Jatdumari Patna–Gaya line to Gaya --Under construction --Under construction Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Fatuha 42 Daniyawan Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Tilaiya 48 Sultanpur Gram 51 Lachhubigha (Halt) 56 Rukhai (Halt) 58 Chandi (Halt) Mohana River 62 Badhauna (Halt) 66 Noorsarai NH 20 75 Dekpura (Halt) Panchane River 77 Sohsarai (Halt) Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bakhtiyarpur 80 Bihar Sharif NH 33 Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Tilaiya Panchane River NH 33 Nepura Amanwan Barbigha Sarsa Jamalpur Matokhar to Kiul 123 Sheikhpura on Gaya–Kiul line to Gaya

Location
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Bihar Sharif Junction railway station, station code BEHS, is a railway station under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Bihar sharif is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mughalsarai–Patna route. Station is located in Bihar Sharif city in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line, many trains from Patna and other cities via Bakhtiyarpur Junction, and trains coming from Rajgir and Gaya Junction stops here. Bihar Sharif has well connected trains running frequently to New Delhi, Patna Junction, Varanasi Junction, and Howrah Junction and with nearby cities Gaya Junction, Rajgir railway station, Tilaiya railway station, Bhagalpur railway station, Kiul Junction through daily passenger and express train services.

A new branch line between Neora railway station and Sheikhpura railway station via Neora, Jatdumri, Daniyawan, Bihar Sharif, Shiekhpura is under construction in which Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan section was partially started in 2015.

History

Bakhtiyarpur Bihar Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiyarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911.^[3] It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).

The broad-gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. This line will transport coal from the Koderma–Hazaribagh coal belt for Barh Super Thermal Power Station via Harnaut station. The line was sanctioned in 2001–02 and is to be extended up to Koderma, which is under construction. Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul sector and Fatuha–Islampur and Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir sectors were announced in the rail budget for 2010–11. Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir section has been electrified in 2016–2017, while Rajgir–Tilaiya–Gaya section has been electrified along with Kiul–Gaya section in 2017–2018. Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan section is electrified in 2019 and inaugurated on 17 Feb 2019 by PM Narendra Modi.

Survey work for doubling of Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line has been completed and awaiting for green signal from Railway Safety Commissioner.^[4] A new line between Bihar Sharif, Pawapuri road station and Nawada has been planned and currently Engineering cum Traffic Survey is underprocess.^[1][5] This line will connect Nawada to Patna directly by train via Bihar Sharif also Nawada to Rajgir via Pawapuri road station. A new line between Bihar Sharif and Jehanabad also has been planned and currently Engineering cum Traffic Survey is underprocess.^[1] This line will connect Bihar Sharif to Jehanabad directly by train via Ekangarsarai.

Structure

There are Five platforms in the Bihar Sharif Junction railway station And One Track/Machine Line Besides Platform 1. The platforms are interconnected with two foot overbridge and second foot overbridge is connecting platform number 1 to 5.

Developments

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 Bihar Sharif by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities. As of 2018, it was still under construction.^[6]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Bihar Sharif junction are:

• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 66 kilometres (41 mi)^[7]
• Gaya Airport 95.7 kilometres (59.5 mi)

See also

• Bihar Sharif city
• Nalanda district
• Rajgir city

References

External links

• Bihar Sharif Junction railway station at the India Rail Info