Sheikhpura railway station
Sheikhpura Junction railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Sheikhpura 811105, Bihar India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°07′51″N 85°51′09″E / 25.1308005°N 85.8524205°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 43.75 metres (143.5 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | East Central Railway zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Gaya–Kiul line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line (UC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | SHK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Danapur | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1494 (Daily)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gaya–Kiul line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Google maps[2]; India Rail Info[3] |
Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sheikhpura Junction railway station, station code SHK, is a railway station under
A new branch line between Neora railway station and Sheikhpura railway station via Neora, Jatdumri, Daniyawan, Bihar Sharif, Sheikhpura is under construction in which Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan section was partially started in 2015.
History
Several years before the
Structure
There are only three platforms in the Sheikhpura Junction railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a single
Electrification and doubling of track
Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul section were announced in the rail budget for 2010–11 and the electrification work of single track is going on starting 2015–16.[6] Electrification of single line from Gaya to Kiul have been completed in July 2018. It has been completed in two phases. In first phase Tilaiya to Warisaliganj have been completed and in the other phase Warisaliganj to Lakhisarai. A special MEMU train was flagged on 22 October 2018 by State Railway Minister Mr Manoj Sinha. Track doubling is in progress and it is expected to be completed by March 2020.
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Sheikhpura junction are:
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna123.36 kilometres (76.65 mi)
- Gaya Airport 116.6 kilometres (72.5 mi)
See also
References
- ^ "Rail Drishti". www.raildrishti.in.
- ^ Google maps[full citation needed]
- ^ "53626 Gaya Kiul Passenger". India Rail Info.
- ^ Saxena, R.P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "As the traffic continued to grow even beyond the capacity of the". Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.