Kiul Junction railway station

25°10′19″N 86°6′30″E / 25.17194°N 86.10833°E / 25.17194; 86.10833Elevation53 metres (174 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central RailwaysLine(s)Howrah–Delhi main line,
Sahibganj loop,
Gaya–Kiul line,
Kiul-Barauni SectionPlatforms8Tracks11ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Parking2Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeKIUL Zone(s) East Central Railway zone Division(s) DanapurHistoryOpened1864ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesKeulLocation

Kiul Junction railway station (station code: KIUL), is one of the major railway junctions in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Kiul is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Howrah–Delhi main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route which runs along the historic Grand Trunk Road. The Danapur railway division's main line crosses Sahibganj loop line at the Kiul Junction.^[1][2] The main line crosses the Kiul River between Kiul Junction and Lakhisarai Junction.^[3] The Gaya–Kiul line also starts from the Kiul Junction.^[4]

Kiul is located on the bank of Kiul River in Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. This is the place where Mahavira, Tirthankara of Jainism, achieved Kevala Jnana. The Kiul railway station is on Howrah–Delhi main line. Most of the Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Barauni and Howrah bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi and Tatanagar stop here. Kiul junction is a busy station in East Bihar and entry station of East Central Railway and Eastern Railway. There are five routes in the Station: Gaya, Barauni, Bhagalpur, Howrah and Patna.

v t e Gaya–Kiul line
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km to Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 0 Gaya Junction to Patna–Gaya line Falgu River 4 Shaheed Ishwar Chowdhary Halt 5 Manpur Junction to Asansol–Gaya section 12 Paimar 16 Karjara 21 Kolhana Halt 24 Wazerganj 26 Pura Halt 31 Jamuawan 33 Manjhwe to Koderma (under construction) 42 Tilaiya Junction to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Fatuha–Tilaiya line 47 Garobigha Halt 50 Chatar Halt 59 Nawada 64 Sadipur Halt 70 Baghi Bardiha 78 Warisaliganj 80 Sonwarsa Halt 82 Baghi Ghauspur Halt 88 Kashi Chak 92 Dergaon Halt 96 Kusumha Bihar Halt 103 Sheikhpura 107 Eksari Halt 110 Adarsh Manpur 113 Sirari 115 Kachhiyana Halt 119 Garsanda Halt 122 Karota Patri Halt 128 Lakhisarai 130 Kiul to Sahibganj loop to Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line
Sources: Google maps[5]; India Rail Info[6]

History

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking.^[7][8] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.^[9] One of the two departmental catering units of Danapur division are located at Kiul Junction, the other being at Patna Junction.^[10]

Platforms

There are 6 platforms here And 2 New other Platforms Under construction Complite at February 2022. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB)towards JMP and Subway .^[11]

Nearest airport

The nearest airport to Kiul station are

1. Gaya Airport 141 kilometres (88 mi)
2. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 126 kilometres (78 mi)
3. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 247 kilometres (153 mi)
4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
5. Deoghar Airport

See also

• Lakhisarai
• Barauni
• East Central Railway zone

References

External links

• Kiul Junction Map
• Official website of the Lakhisarai district