Patna–Mughalsarai section

Patna–Mughalsarai section
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Termini	Patna Mughalsarai
Operation
Opened	1862
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	East Central Railway
Technical
Line length	212 km (132 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25kV 50Hz AC OHLE during 1961-1965 and 1999-2000
Operating speed	up to 130 km/ h

Patna–Mughalsarai section

Legend km to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line to Mughalsarai–Varanasi branch line 212 Mughalsarai Mughalsarai marshalling yard to Gaya–Mughalsarai section 201 Kuchman SH 69 – Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road 193 Sakaliha 187 Tulsi Ashram 180 Dheena 172 Bahora Chandil 167 Zamania NH97 161 Darauli 154 Dildarnagar 150 Usia Khas 146 Bhadaura 142 Karhaiya UP-Bihar border 138 Gahmar 135 Barkalan State Highway 13 129 Chausa 127 Pawan Kumarpur (Halt) Thora River 118 Buxar Buxar-Itarhi Road 108 Baruna 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 77 Banahi 74 Amar Shahi Jagdev Prasad (Halt) 71 Bihiya State Highway 102 67 Ramanand Tewary 65 Sarvodaya (Halt) 63 Kautiya 59 Karisath 52 Jagjivan (Halt) to Sasaram 49 Arrah State Highway 12 NH 130 44 Jamira State Highway 81 39 Kulharia 36 Koelwar Abdul Bari Bridge across Son River State Highway 2 27 Bihta 25 Patel (Halt) 23 Sadisopur 19 Gandhi (Halt) 14 Neora 10 Danapur Pataliputra Buzurg Digha 6 Phulwari Sharif 3 Sachivalaya Digha (Halt) FCI Godown to Patna–Gaya line 0 Patna Junction to Asansol–Patna section Source: Google maps 13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express

The Patna–Mughalsarai section is a railway line connecting Patna Junction in the Indian state of Bihar and Mughalsarai in Uttar Pradesh.

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.

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.

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.

Passenger movement

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

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. East Central Railway was created in 1996-97.

External links

• Trains at Patna
• Trains at Mughalsarai