Duraundha Junction railway station

Duraundha Junction दुरौंधा जंक्शन
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	NH-85, Daraundha, Siwan district, Bihar, 841235 India
Coordinates	26°30′47″N84°16′24″E / 26.51309°N 84.27322°E / 26.51309; 84.27322
Elevation	64.2 m (211 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Operated by	North Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Barauni–Gorakhpur line Duraundha–Maharajganj line [1]
Platforms	3 [2]
Tracks	5
Connections	NH 27
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)/At grade
Parking	Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand & Bicycle
Bicycle facilities	yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active/Operational
Station code	DDA [3]
Zone(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Varanasi
Classification	NSG-4 [4]
History
Opened	1 April 1907;118 years ago (1907-04-01) [5]
Rebuilt	2006;19 years ago (2006)(Broad Gauge Conversion)
Electrified	2018;7 years ago (2018) [6] [7] [8]
Previous names	Daronda East Indian Railway
Services Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Siwan Junction towards ? North Eastern Railway zone Barauni–Gorakhpur line Chhapra Junction towards ? Maharajganj Junction towards ? North Eastern Railway zone Duraundha–Maharajganj line Duraundha Junction towards ?
Route map Legend Gorakhpur Junction Deoria Sadar Bhatni Junction Siwan Junction Siwan-Hathua-Thawe- Tamkuhi Road line to Thawe Junction   Duraundha Duraundha–Masrakh section to Mashrakh Junction via Maharajganj Ekma Varanasi-Chhapra line/ Chhapra-Jaunpur line Chhapra-Phephna line (part of Varanasi–Chhapra line) to Ballia via Aunrihar Junction   to Phephna Junction   Chhapra Junction Chhapra–Mashrakh-Thawe section to Thawe Junction Sonpur Junction Hajipur–Chhapra Section Hajipur Junction Ghoswar Hajipur-Sagauli line to Vaishali Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Muzzafarpur-Narkatiaganj- Ghorakpur Section to Sagauli Junction   Shahpur Patoree Muzzafarpur-Sitamarhi section to Sitamarhi Junction Muzaffarpur Junction Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section Barauni–Hajipur section Samastipur-Darbhanga section to Darbhanga Junction Samastipur Samastipur-Khagaria line to Khagaria Junction Barauni–Samastipur section Bachhwara Barauni Junction Sources:  Indian Railways Time Table Barauni Junction to Gorakhpur Junction trains North Eastern or East Central Railway This diagram: view talk edit Barauni–Gorakhpur line Legend km 0 Duraundha Junction Barauni–Gorakhpur line 6 Maharajganj 9 Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 15 Sarhari Halt 21 Barkagaon Halt 26 Basantpur Halt 30 Saghar Sultanpur Halt 42 Mashrakh Junction Chhapra–Mashrakh–Thawe section km Sources:  Indian Railways Time Table Thawe - Chhapra Kacheri Passenger North Eastern or East Central Railway This diagram: view talk edit Duraundha–Masrakh section
Location Duraundha Junction Location within India Show map of India Duraundha Junction Duraundha Junction (Bihar) Show map of Bihar Interactive map

Duraundha railway station (also known as Duraundha Junction) ^[2] is a railway station located in the city of Daraundha, district of Siwan, Bihar, India. ^[9] The short code for the railway station is DDA . ^[10]

History

Duraundha Junction ^[11] embodies a microcosm of India's railway heritage. Earlier when its name was Daronda, then it was in the Bengal & North Western Railway Loop line which was started in 1882 as Bengal and North Western Railway by the East Indian Railways. Then when the fight for independence was going on, it was changed to Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943. After independence, zone jurisdiction was imposed and now it is in the North zone of Indian Railways from 14 April 1952. ^[5]

Year	Railway Administration	Notes
1882	Bengal & NW Railway	Station established on metre-gauge branch
1943	Oudh & Tirhut Railway	Amalgamation expanded operational network
1952	North Eastern Railway	Present-day jurisdiction established

Rail services

Platform No. 1, Duraundha JN.

The North Eastern Railway runs local trains in between Chhapra to Siwan via Duraundha and Maharajganj. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Varanasi railway division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of Siwan district in Bihar. ^[15] The station code is DDA. ^[16]

Facilities

The major facilities are mechanised cleaning, available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, electrified double track ^[17] and ATVM (Automatic Ticket Vending Machines). ^{[18] [19]}

Platforms

There are three platforms ^[2] which are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB) including five rail tracks.

Line

These are the line in which Duraundha Junction comes. ^[20]

• Barauni–Gorakhpur line
• Siwan-Gorakhpur Line
• Siwan-Chhapra-Patliputra Line
• Siwan-Thawe-Kaptanganj Line
• Duraundha–Maharajganj line ^[21]

Trains

The names of some trains that stop here are as follows. ^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}

Express/Mail Trains

• Lichchavi Express
• Maurya Express
• Barauni–Gwalior Mail
• Bagh Express
• Purnia Court–Amritsar Jan Sewa Express

Passenger/DMU

• Samastipur Siwan Passenger
• Chhapra Gorakhpur Passenger
• Chhapra Kacheri Thawe Passenger
• Chhapra Kacheri Mau Passenger
• Mashrakh Thawe Passenger
• Samastipur Siwan DEMU
• Chhapra Thawe DEMU

References

1. "Duraundha to Maharajganj line - System Maps - North Eastern Railway" (PDF). ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
2. "Maps for Duraundha Junction - North East Railways" (PDF). ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
3. "Station Details - Wayback Machine" (PDF). ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways.
4. "Detail of Block Station Category - North East Railways" (PDF). ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
5. "History of Indian Railways Supplement (Simla, 1968)" (PDF). indianrailwaynotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
6. "Electrified System Maps - North Eastern Railway" (PDF). elocos.railnet.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
7. "Chhapra people get first electric train". The Times of India. Times of India. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
8. "Electric Loco Holding". Railnet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
9. "Duraundha Junction". Yappe. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
10. "Duraundha Junction". Rail Yatri. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
11. "Duraundha Jn (DDA) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
12. "Railway Station List Zone Wise" (PDF). Indian Railways . Railway Board . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
13. Bharat, E. T. V. (8 February 2022). "सारण DRM ने मशरख जंक्शन का किया निरीक्षण, अधिकारियों को दिए अहम निर्देश". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
14. "Indian Railways: More than broad, metre and narrow gauges". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2025. When you travel between Duraundha and Maharajganj, do not worry about a pantry car. Because you won't need it as you are travelling in the shortest railway route in India. The distance between the two points is 6 km.
15. "Division at a Glance". North Eastern Railway Zone . Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
16. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Indian Railways . Railway Board. p. 2. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
17. "Indian Railways Year Books 2018-19" (PDF). ircep.gov.in. Directorate of Statistics and Economics, Ministry of Railways, Government of India . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
18. "How to Use ATVM" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
19. "38 ATVM kiosks installed at 25 railway stations". The Pioneer. dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
20. "Route Plan for Gorakhpur to Chhapra Section" (PDF). ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
21. "Report No.8 of 2005 (Railways) - Leasing, Licensing and Management of Railway Land - Duraundha-Maharajganj Section" (PDF). cag.gov.in. Comptroller and Auditor General of India. p. 113. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
22. "DURAUNDHA JN (DDA) - Railway Station Trains Schedule". www.makemytrip.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
23. "Trains from Duraundha Junction (DDA)". yatra.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
24. "Duraundha Junction (DDA) Trains Schedule". goibibo.com. goibibo . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
25. "Duraundha Jn (DDA) Railway Station - Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry | ixigo". www.ixigo.com. ixigo . Retrieved 9 July 2025.

External links

• North Eastern Railway Recruitment
• North Eastern Railway Official Site
• North Eastern Railway
• Duraundha Junction railway station at the India Rail Info