Duraundha Junction railway station

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]

Duraundha Junction दुरौंधा जंक्शन
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	NH-85, Daraundha, Siwan district, Bihar, 841235 India
Coordinates	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

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