Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line

The Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line is a proposed railway line connecting Neora on the Howrah–Delhi main line and Sheikhpura on the Gaya–Kiul line both in the Indian state of Bihar.This line will connect Neora on the Howrah–Delhi main line near Danapur, Jatdumri on Patna–Gaya line, Daniyawan on Fatuha–Tilaiya line, Bihar Sharif on Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line and Sheikhpura on Gaya–Kiul line.

Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
Bihar Sharif Junction, the most important station of the rail line
Overview
StatusPartially operational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocalePatna, Nalanda & Sheikhpura districts of Bihar
Termini
Service
Operator(s)East Central Railway
History
Opened2015 (Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif section)
Technical
Line length123.2 km (77 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gaugebroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE in 2019 b/w Daniyawan and Bihar Sharif
Operating speedUp to 120 km/h
Route map

km
on
Patna–Mughalsarai section of
Howrah–Delhi main line
0
Neora
--Under construction
--Under construction
Patna–Gaya line to Patna
Jatdumari
Patna–Gaya line to Gaya
--Under construction
--Under construction
Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Fatuha
42
Daniyawan
Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Tilaiya
48
Sultanpur Gram
51
Lachhubigha (Halt)
56
Rukhai (Halt)
58
Chandi (Halt)
Mohana River
62
Badhauna (Halt)
66
Noorsarai
NH20-IN.svg NH 20
75
Dekpura (Halt)
Panchane River
77
Sohsarai (Halt)
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bakhtiyarpur
80
Bihar Sharif
NH33-IN.svg NH 33
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Tilaiya
Panchane River
NH33-IN.svg NH 33
Nepura
Amanwan
Barbigha
Sarsa Jamalpur
Matokhar
to Kiul
123
Sheikhpura on Gaya–Kiul line
to Gaya

History

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Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line[1] was approved in 2002–03 by Indian Railways in order to reduce loads of trains on Danapur–Kiul route of Howrah–Delhi main line. This was considered a very ambitious project in order to improve train operations on Patna–Jhajha–Howrah railway section. The railways have made progress on this project, particularly between the Daniyawan and Barbigha route. The train is running on Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan rail line from 2015. Bihar Sharif–Barbigha and Barbigha–Sheikhpura railway lines are being built. However, they have not made much progress on the route between Neora and Daniyawan due to land acquisition problem.

Electrification

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The Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif section was electrified in 2019 and inaugurated on 17 Feb 2019 by PM Narendra Modi.[2]

Important stations

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Bihar Sharif Junction, Daniyawan, Barbigha and Sheikhpura are important stations on this line.

Bihar Sharif is the headquarters of Nalanda district and interchange station for Rajgir and Nalanda, which are popular tourist destinations and are part of the Buddhist Circuit of Bihar.[3] Pawapuri is part of the Jain Circuit of Bihar.[4]

Sections

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  • Neora–Daniyawan section 42.2 km (26 mi)
  • Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif section 38.28 km (24 mi)
  • Bihar Sharif–Barbigha section 25.9 km (16 mi)
  • Barbigha–Sheikhpura section 16.8 km (10 mi)

Trains

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63329/63330 Rajgir–Fatuha MEMU, runs via Bihar Sharif and Daniyawan.

References

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  1. ^ "पटना : नेऊरा-दनियावां व बरबीघा-शेखपुरा रेलखंड, 16 वर्षों में काम भी नहीं हो सका शुरू".
  2. ^ "PM Modi dedicates Rs 33,000 crore projects to Bihar; Patna to get metro rail". The Economic Times.
  3. ^ "Buddhist Circuit of Bihar". Bihar Tourism. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Destinations". Bihar Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

See also

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