Raxaul Junction railway station
Raxaul Junction | |
|---|---|
| Regional rail and Light rail station | |
| Location |
Station Road, Raxaul, East Champaran, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°ECoordinates: 26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°E |
| Elevation | 88 metres (289 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | East Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Raxaul-Amlekhganj line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning (Construction – Gauge Conv – MG/NG to Single Diesel BG) |
| Station code | RXL |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Samastipur |
| Electrified | No |
Raxaul Junction railway station is a main railway station in East Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is RXL. It serves Raxaul city. The station consists of 2 platforms.[1]
History
Raxaul-Amlekhganj line was constructed in 1927. It was Nepal first railway line. Narrow Gauge line of 48 km was closed in 1965 as new line was constructed to Inland Container Depot at Sirsiya near Birgunj and was opened in 2005.[2]
Lines and location
The station is situated on the Delhi –Gorakhpur-Raxaul-Muzaffarpur-Kolkata lines.[3][4] Earlier, all tracks were metre gauge but most have been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge under Project Unigauge. After the completion of the gauge conversion from Darbhanga to Raxaul via Sitamarhi, another broad gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014. The metre gauge track from Raxaul to Narkatiaganj remains to be converted.
See also
References
- ↑ "RXL/Raxaul Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
- ↑ Railways in Nepal
- ↑ Jagran News
- ↑ Bhaskar News
