Danapur railway division

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Danapur railway division
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Overview
Headquarters Danapur, Patna
Reporting mark DNR
Locale Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India
Dates of operation1925–present
Predecessor East Indian Railway Company (1925-52)
Eastern Railway zone (1952-2002)
Successor East Central Railway zone (2002-present)
Technical
Track gauge Broad
Previous gaugeMetre
Length752 kilometres (467 mi)
Other
Website ecr.indianrailways.gov.in

Danapur railway division is one of the five divisions of East Central Railway (ECR), a zone of the Indian Railways located in Danapur, in the Patna district of Bihar, eastern India. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Dhanbad. [1] The division's revenue for the 2014-15 fiscal year was ₹900 crore (US$110 million). [2]

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History

It was formed as one of the six divisions of the East Indian Railway Company on 1 January 1925 along with Howrah, Asansol, Danapur, Prayagraj, Lucknow, and Moradabad. The Eastern Railway was established on 14 April 1952 and Danapur division came under the control of Eastern Railway. After the formation of East Central Railway zone, the division was integrated into it on 1 October 2002. [3]

Jurisdiction

It has about 752 kilometres (467 mi) of route length in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. [4] The division includes twelve districts of the state of Bihar which are Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Luckeesarai, Jamui, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Jehanabad, Nalanda and two districts of Uttar Pradesh which are Ghazipur and Chandauli. Presently the Danapur division's jurisdiction includes following sections: [3]

S.NoSectionRoute Kilometer
1Jhajha-Patna (Main Line)177.12
2Patna-Mughalsarai (Main Line)211.80
3Patna-Gaya91.75
4Kiul-Gaya129.29
5Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir53.00
6Mokama-Simaria18.43
7Dildarnagar-Tarighat18.67
8Fatuha-Islampur42.67
9Patna Sahib-Patna Ghat0.87
10R’Block-Digha8.58
11Rajgir-Tilaya46.08
12Bihar Sharif-Daniyawan38
13Patliputra ExtensionN/A
Danapur Railway Station Danapur Railway Station 10.JPG
Danapur Railway Station

Stations under Division

As of 2014, Division has 232 stations out of which only Patna Junction railway station is categorized as A1 station [5] & nine are categorized as A stations based earnings. [6]

Category of stationNo. of stationsNames of stations
A-1 Category1 Patna Junction
A Category9 Ara, Buxar, Danapur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Bakhtiyarpur, Mokama, Jamui, Kiul & Patna Sahib.
B Category9 Dildarnagar, Dumraon, Barh, Hathidah, Harnaut, Lakhisarai, Jhajha, Bihar Sharif Junction, Rajgir.
C Category00
D Category18 Bihta, Fatuha, Bihiya, Gulzarbagh, Jehanabad, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Zamania, Barahiya, Islampur, Ekangarsarai, Gidhaur, Jehanabad Court, Khusropur, Manpur, Raghunathpur, Taregna & Warisaliganj .
E Category54Athmalgola, Banahi, Bakaghat, Bansipur, Baruna, Bela, Bhadaura, Chakand, Chusa, Dheena, Gahmar, Hilsa, Karauta, Karisath, Kashi chak, Kuchman, Kulharia, Makhdumpur, Mankatha, More, Nadaul, Nalanda, Neora, Parsa Bazar, Phulwari Sharif, Pothi, Punarakh, Punpun, Rajendrapul, Rampurdumra, Sakaldiha, Sirari, Tarighat, Tehta, Tilaiya, Twiningganj, Wazirganj, WENA, Baghi bardiha, Daniyawan, Garsanda, Hardashbigha, Jamuawan, Karjara, Koilwar, Sadisopur, Salimpurbihar, SILO, Tekabigha, Tulsi Ashram, Nateshar, Jethian and Oro Dumari.
F Category125halts
Total216-
  1. Rest are not in operation.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "CM Manjhi launches Swachh Bharat drive in Bihar". The Hindu. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "4 more escalators at Patna railway station by month-end". The Times of India. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Salient features of Danapur Division". East Central Railways. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Danapur — background". East Central Railway. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ AMIT BHELARI (11 August 2014). "Free Wi-Fi awaits passengers on station premises". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Categorization of stations (BASED ON EARNINGS)". ecr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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