Madhupur Junction railway station

Madhupur Junction, station code MDP, is the railway station serving the city of Madhupur in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It connects the town and nearby areas to various metropolitan cities of the country. Howrah–Delhi main line via Asansol-Patna section and Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line are the two routes on this station. The Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma route is a single broad-gauge line. The total length of this route is 137 kilometres (85 mi).^[3] It has four platforms and handles many trains daily. Madhupur is located at 24.16°N 86.38°E / 24.16; 86.38.^[4] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 ft).

Madhupur Junction
Indian Railway Station for Suburban and Express Train
Madhupur Junction railway station building
General information
Location	Station Road, Madhupur, Deoghar District, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	24°16′18″N 86°38′29″E
Elevation	248.327 metres (814.72 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line, Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
Platforms	4
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	MDP[1]
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1871; 154 years ago (1871)
Electrified	1996–97[2]
Location Madhupur Junction Location in Jharkhand

Further extension

A Final Location Survey for 7.54 km-long Madhupur bypass line was sanctioned in February 2020 after construction of which trains from Jasidih can run up to Giridih and Koderma without loco reversal at Madhupur. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Madhupur will thus be avoided. The estimated cost of the linking project is Rs 281 crore.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, and two-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicle parking.^[5] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has a STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, refreshment room, tea stall and book stall.^[6]

Platforms

There are four platforms. One is on a terminal line from Giridih and Koderma Junction on the Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line and is used exclusively for the trains from Koderma & Giridih. There are two foot overbridges connecting the two platforms. The bridges have stairs as well as a slope for trolleys.

Station layout

G	Ticket counter	Street level
	Exit/Entrance	Track 1       Slip line
		Track 2       towards → Giridih & Koderma Jn.
		PF 1            Island platform
PF 2	FOB, Side platform
	Track 3	Chittaranjan ← towards → Jasidih
	Track 4	for freight trains
	Track 5	Chittaranjan ← towards → Jasidih
PF 3	FOB, Island platform
PF 4	Island platform
	Track 6	Chittaranjan ← towards → Jasidih
	Track 7	for freight trains

Trains

v t e Howrah–New Delhi main line
Legend
km 0 New Delhi Yamuna Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Kanpur–Delhi section 131 Aligarh 210 Tundla 301 Etawah 441 Kanpur Central Mughalsarai–Kanpur section 635 Allahabad Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line 786 Mughalsarai Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Patna–Mughalsarai section Uttar Pradesh Bihar border 881 Buxar 950 Ara Son River 990 Danapur Patna–Gaya line 999 Patna Punpun River Asansol–Patna section 1,044 Bakhtiyarpur Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line 1,063 Barh 1,088 Mokama Mokama–Barauni section Gaya–Kiul line 1,123 Kiul Sahibganj loop 1,150 Jamui 1,176 Jhajha Bihar Jharkhand border 1,220 Jasidih Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Ajay River Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 1,249 Madhupur 1305 Chittaranjan Jharkhand West Bengal border Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 1,330 Asansol Bardhaman–Asansol section 1,373 Durgapur 1,437 Barddhaman Howrah–Bardhaman chord 1,532 Howrah km
Sources:   Google maps India Rail Info[7]

v t e Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
Legend
km to Asansol 138 Madhupur to Jasidih 132 Sugapahari 130 Sugapahari Halt 125 Jagadishpur 121 Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 111 0 Maheshmunda 11 Giridih 16 CPC Siding Giridih 104 0 New Giridih Jhajha–New Giridih line (planned) Usri River 12 Bengabad 25 Chakai 32 Batia 45 Sono to Kiul 70 Jhajha to Jasidih Dhanbad–New Giridih line (planned) Dhirabar River 12 Koimara Barakar River 25 Fatehpur 32 Tundi 45 Maharajganj Khudia River 59 Govindpur to Asansol 70 Pradhankhanta to Dhanbad Usri River 96 0 Salaia Parasnath–New Giridih line (planned) 7 Lakhiatanr 14 Kumhartola Barakar River 24 Madhuban 31 Chainpur Halt to Netaji SC Bose Gomoh 38 Parasnath to Koderma 93 Jitpur 86 Kawar 79 Jorasankh Halt 72 Jamua 62 Duriatanr Halt 55 Rema 49 Dhanwar 41 Rakesh Bagh Halt 33 Nawadih 28 Nawal Sahi Halt 20 Maheshpur Halt 10 Koderma Town to Tilaiya (under constr.) 0 Koderma Asansol–Gaya section Koderma–Hazaribagh– Barkakana–Ranchi line km

Majority of the trains stops at Madhupur Junction which runs on Asansol–Patna leg of the Howrah–Delhi main line including premium trains such as Rajdhani Express.^[8][9]

Following are the dedicated trains starting from Madhupur running on the Howrah–Delhi main line:

S. No.	Train no.	Train name	Zonal Railway
1	12235	Madhupur–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express	NR
2	22459	Baba Baidyanathdham Deoghar Humsafar Express	NR
3	22465	Baba Baidyanathdham Deoghar Superfast Express	NR

Following are the trains to/from Madhupur running on the Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line:^{[10][11][12][13]}

S. No.	Train no.	Train name	Zonal Railway
1	53511	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
2	53512	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
3	53513	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
4	53514	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
5	53515	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
6	53516	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
7	53517	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
8	53518	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
9	53519	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
10	53520	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
11	53369	Madhupur–Koderma Passenger	ECR
12	53370	Koderma–Madhupur Passenger	ECR

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Madhupur Junction are:

• Deoghar Airport, Jharkhand 27 kilometres (17 mi)
• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 191 kilometres (119 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 288 kilometres (179 mi)
• Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur 126 kilometres (78 mi)
• Gaya Airport, Bihar 200 kilometres (120 mi)
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna, 240 kilometres (150 mi)

See also

• Giridih