Nawada railway station

Railway station in Bihar
Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station)
Indian Railways Station
General information
LocationPlatform 1 Side Station Road, Plateform 2 side Line Par Mirzapur Nawada, Bihar
India
Coordinates24°53′11″N 85°32′54″E / 24.8865°N 85.5483°E / 24.8865; 85.5483
Elevation93 metres (305 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Gaya–Kiul line
Platforms2
Tracks4 (Single Electric Diesel BG)
ConnectionsAuto/Toto/Rickshaw/Vehicle
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNWD
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
OpenedOpened 1879; 139 years ago
RebuiltCurrently New building is in under-construction
ElectrifiedCompleted from 30 March 2018 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Location
Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station) is located in Bihar
Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station)
Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station)
Location within Bihar
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Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station) is located in India
Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station)
Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station)
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Nawada Railway Station[1] or Nawadah is a main railway station of Nawada in Nawada District, Bihar. Its code is NWD. It serves Nawada city. The station consists of 2 platforms. The platform is well sheltered. Although it is a category C station, it lacks many facilities like most good C class stations.[2] The station lies on Gaya–Kiul line of East Central Railway.[3] Its new building is currently under construction at just 500m away from old building in Kiul direction.

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Gaya–Kiul line
Legend
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[4]; India Rail Info[5]

Major trains

The following trains run from Nawada railway station:

TRAIN SCHEDULE
Train No. Train Name Arrival Time Departure Time Running Days
03394 Gaya - Kiul Passenger Special (UnReserved) 00:20 00:25 S M T W T F S
15620 Kamakhya - Gaya Weekly Express 03:52 03:54 T
03389 Kiul - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved) 06:50 06:55 S M T W T F S
03386 Gaya - Jhajha Passenger Special (UnReserved) 06:55 07:00 S M T W T F S
05404 Gaya - Jamalpur Express Special (UnReserved) 07:55 08:00 S M T W T F S
03627 Kiul - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved) 07:55 08:00 S M T W T F S
13023 Howrah - Gaya Express 09:00 09:02 S M T W T F S
03356 Gaya - Kiul MEMU Special 08:55 09:00 S M T W T F S
03615 Jamalpur - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved) 11:45 11:50 S M T W T F S
03390 Gaya - Kiul Passenger Special (UnReserved) 13:07 13:12 S M T W T F S
13024 Gaya - Howrah Express 13:22 130:24 S M T W T F S
15619 Gaya - Kamakhya Weekly Express 14:01 14:03 T
12350 New Delhi - Godda Weekly Humsafar Express 15:00 15:02 W
03616 Gaya - Jamalpur Passenger Special (UnReserved) 17:00 17:05 S M T W T F S
03355 Kiul - Gaya MEMU Special 17:00 17:05 S M T W T F S
03385 Jhajha - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved) 18:00 18:05 S M T W T F S
05407 Rampurhat - Gaya Express Special (UnReserved) 21:30 21:35 S M T W T F S
12349 Godda - New Delhi Weekly Humsafar Express 21:18 21:20 M
03628 Gaya - Kiul Passenger Special (UnReserved) 21:15 21:20 S M T W T F S
03393 Kiul - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved) 22:15 22:20 S M T W T F S

Proposed Routes Through This Station

  • Nawada - Bihar Sharif line[6] - 39.10 Km.
  • Nawada - Banka line (via. Jamui)[7] - 149 Km.
  • Nawada - Giridih line (via. Satgawan)[8] - 130 Km.
  • Nawada - Pawapuri line[9] - 35 Km.
  • Nawada - Lakshmipur line[10] - 137 Km.

References

  1. ^ "Nawada Railway Station". Nawada Railway Station.
  2. ^ "NWD/Nawadah". India Rail Info.
  3. ^ ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/
  4. ^ Google maps[full citation needed]
  5. ^ "53626 Gaya Kiul Passenger". India Rail Info.
  6. ^ "पहल:नवादा-बिहारशरीफ के बीच 10 अरब 7 करोड़ से बनेगी लंबी रेल लाइन". livehindustan.com (in Hindi).
  7. ^ "बांका की तीन रेल परियोजना अब भी ठंडे बस्ते में -". Jagran (in Hindi).
  8. ^ "गिरिडीह-नवादा रेलवे लाइन की जल्द मंजूरी दे केंद्र सरकार - गिरिडीह-नवादा रेलवे लाइन की जल्द मंजूरी दे केंद्र सरकार - Jharkhand giridih Local News". Jagran (in Hindi).
  9. ^ "Nawada-Pawapuri rail line construction plan stuck for many years - नवादा-पावापुरी रेललाइन निर्माण की योजना कई साल से अटकी, नवादा न्यूज". Hindustan (in Hindi).
  10. ^ "Even after 14 years there is no construction work on Jhajha-Sikandara-Nawada railway line - 14 वर्षों बाद भी झाझा-सिकंदरा- नवादा रेलखंड पर निर्माण कार्य नहीं, जमुई न्यूज". Hindustan (in Hindi).
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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Samastipur
Sonpur
ER
Malda
NER
Varanasi
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Katihar

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