Sheikhpura railway station

Sheikhpura Junction railway station, station code SHK, is a railway station under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Sheikhpura is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Gaya–Kiul line. Station is located in Sheikhpura city in Sheikhpura district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Gaya–Kiul line, many trains coming from Gaya and other cities stops here. Sheikhpura is well connected with nearby cities Gaya, Nawada, Bhagalpur, Howrah and Kiul through daily passenger and express train services.

Sheikhpura Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationSheikhpura 811105, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°07′51″N 85°51′09″E / 25.1308005°N 85.8524205°E / 25.1308005; 85.8524205
Elevation43.75 metres (143.5 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway zone
Line(s)Gaya–Kiul line
Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line (UC)
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSHK
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1879
Electrified2018
Passengers
1494 (Daily)[1]
Services
East Central Railway
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kusumha Bihar Halt
towards ?
Gaya–Kiul line
Towards Kiul,
Eksari Halt
towards ?
Source Station
towards ?
Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
Towards NeoraNeora
Under construction
towards ?
Location
Sheikhpura Junction railway station is located in Bihar
Sheikhpura Junction railway station
Sheikhpura Junction railway station
Location in Bihar

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

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Several years before the Grand Chord was built, a connection from the Howrah–Delhi main line to Gaya was developed in 1900 and the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by EIR) had laid a line from Lakhisarai to Gaya in 1879.[4] The Grand Chord was opened on 6 December 1906.[5]

Structure

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There are only three platforms in the Sheikhpura Junction railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a single foot overbridge.

Electrification and doubling of track

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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

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The nearest airports to Sheikhpura junction are:

  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 123.36 kilometres (76.65 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 116.6 kilometres (72.5 mi)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rail Drishti". www.raildrishti.in.
  2. ^ Google maps[full citation needed]
  3. ^ "53626 Gaya Kiul Passenger". India Rail Info.
  4. ^ Saxena, R.P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  5. ^ "As the traffic continued to grow even beyond the capacity of the". Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.