Patna–Mughalsarai section

The Patna–Mughalsarai section, officially Patna–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya section, is a railway line connecting Patna Junction in the Indian state of Bihar and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction in Uttar Pradesh.

Patna–Mughalsarai section
Buxar is an important railway station on Patna–Mughalsarai section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Termini	Patna Junction Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
Service
Operator(s)	East Central Railway
History
Opened	1862
Technical
Line length	212 km (132 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE during 1961–1965 and 1999–2000
Operating speed	up to 130 km/ h
Route map Legend km to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line to Mughalsarai–Varanasi branch line 212 Mughalsarai Mughalsarai marshalling yard to Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 201 Kuchman State Highway 69 – Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road 193 Sakaldiha 187 Tulsi Ashram 180 Dheena 172 Bahora Chandil Halt 167 Zamania NH 24 161 Darauli 154 Dildarnagar Junction to Tarighat 150 Usia Khas Halt 146 Bhadaura 142 Karahia Halt 138 Gahmar 135 Baraklan Halt Uttar Pradesh Bihar border across Karmanasa River State Highway 13 129 Chausa 127 Pawani Kamarpur Halt Thora River 118 Buxar Buxar-Itarhi Road 115 Nadaon Halt 108 Baruna 106 Kushalpur Harnaha Halt State Highway 79 104 Dumraon 100 V. V. Giri Halt 94 Twining Ganj 90 Veer Kunwar Singh Dharauli Halt 85 Raghunathpur Brahmapur-Raghunathpur Road 81 Sikaria Halt 77 Banahi 74 Amar Shaheed Jagdev Prasad Halt 71 Bihiya State Highway 102 67 Ramanand Tiwari Halt 65 Sarvodaya Halt 63 Kauriya Halt 59 Karisath 55 Mahatvania Halt 52 Jagjeevan Halt to Sasaram State Highway 12 49 Ara Junction Arrah-Mohania Road 44 Jamira Halt State Highway 81 39 Kulharia 36 Koelwar Abdul Bari Bridge across Son River 33 Pali Halt State Highway 2 27 Bihta 25 Patel Halt 23 Sadisopur 19 Gandhi Halt 14 Neora to Neora–Sheikhpura line (under construction) 10 Danapur to Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section 6 Phulwari Sharif 3 Sachivalaya Halt to Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed) to Patna–Gaya line 0 Patna Junction to Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line km Source: Google maps 13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express

History

The first rail track between Howrah and Delhi was via what was later named as Sahibganj loop and the first through train on the route was run in 1864. The Patna–Mughalsarai sector was ready around 1862. A "shorter main line" connecting Raniganj and Kiul was in position in 1871 and the opening of the Grand Chord in 1907 shortened the distance from Howrah to Delhi even further.^[1][2][3]

Electrification

While the Mughalsarai area was electrified in 1961–65, the rest of the Patna–Mughalsarai section was electrified in 1999–2002. Sector-wise electrification was as follows: Fatuha–Danapur 1999–2000, Danapur–Dildarnagar 2001–2002, Kuchman–Dilarnagar 1999–2000.^[4]

Speed limit

The entire Sitarampur–Patna–Mughalsarai line is classified as "B Class" line, where trains can run at speeds up to 130 km/h.^[5]

Stations

List of important railway stations on Patna-Mughalsarai section is as follows:

• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
• Sakaldiha
• Zamania
• Dildarnagar Junction
• Gahmar
• Buxar
• Dumraon
• Bihiya
• Ara Junction (Arrah)
• Koilwar
• Bihta
• Neora
• Danapur
• Phulwari Sharif
• Patna Junction

Passenger movement

Patna and Mughalsarai, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[6]

Railway reorganisation

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.^[7] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.^[8]

See also

• Patna–Digha Ghat line