Danapur railway station


DANAPUR
View of the platform with the station board
General information
LocationKhagaul, Danapur, Patna district, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°34′56″N 85°2′36″E / 25.58222°N 85.04333°E / 25.58222; 85.04333
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
LinesHowrah–Delhi main line
(Patna–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya section)
Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Platforms6+1(Under Construction)
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeStandard
(on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Wifi Enabled
Station codeDNR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1860 (1860)
Electrified14 September 2000 (2000-09-14)
Previous namesDinapur Railway Station
Passengers
201816,305 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
East Central Railway zone
Neora
Howrah–Delhi main line Phulwari Sharif
Terminus Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Patliputra Junction
Route map
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
Location
Danapur
Location with Patna
Danapur
Danapur (Bihar)
Danapur
Danapur (Patna)
Interactive map of Danapur

Danapur Railway Station or Danapur Junction, station code DNR, is a large railway station and the 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.

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.