Nalanda railway station

Nalanda Railway Station
नालन्दा
Indian railway station
Location NH 82, Nalanda, Bihar
 India
Coordinates 25°04′52″N 85°15′47″E / 25.081°N 85.263°E / 25.081; 85.263Coordinates: 25°04′52″N 85°15′47″E / 25.081°N 85.263°E / 25.081; 85.263
Elevation 63 metres (207 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railway zone
Line(s) Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Gaya
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Connections Bihar sharif
Rajgir
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NLD
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur division
History
Opened 1911
Electrified Under construction
Location
Nalanda railway station
Location in Bihar

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 city in 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 Rajgir and Gaya Junction stops here.

Location

The Ruins of Nalanda mahavihara

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) .

Important trains

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, Patliputra, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Vaishali (ancient city), Kushinagar etc.

Connects Rajgir, Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow and New Delhi.

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

runs between Rajgir and Danapur via Harnaut, Patna City.

Nearest airport

Nearest Airport to station are :

See also

References

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