Harnaut railway station

Harnaut Railway Station हरनौत
Indian railway station
Harnaut station interior view
Location	Station Rd NH 30A, Harnaut, Bihar  India
Coordinates	25°22′18″N 85°32′26″E / 25.3717°N 85.5406°E / 25.3717; 85.5406Coordinates: 25°22′18″N 85°32′26″E / 25.3717°N 85.5406°E / 25.3717; 85.5406
Elevation	49 metres (161 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Harnaut-Mokama section, Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya, Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Gaya
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HRT
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1903 (1903)
Rebuilt	2003 (2003)
Electrified	Under construction
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	≈ 5.5 lakh per year
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station Bakhtiyarpur Junction Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line Towards Rajgir, Bihar Sharif wena
Location
Harnaut railway station Location in Bihar

Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
Legend
km 0 Bakhtiyarpur Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line 3 Karnauti(Halt) Panchane River 7 Kharuara(Halt) Harnaut-Mokama section to Mokama Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut 11 Harnaut NH 30A 14 Muhari(Halt) 16 Wena 18 Imlibigha(Halt) 19 Rahul Road 20 Ambapendarpur(Halt) 21 Depkura(Halt) 27 Suhsarai to Daniawan 30 Bihar Sharif National Highway 110 to Sheikhpura 34 Tungi(Halt) 36 Pawapuri Road 37 Deepnagar(Halt) 42 Nalanda 44 Marahra 47 Silao 49 Karahdih(Halt) 51 Sardar Patel Halt 54 Rajgir 61 Nekpur Fatuha–Tilaiya line 71 Natesar 78 Jethian 82 Sarsoo 90 Oro Jagdishpur 94 Mohamadpur 96 Hisua Gaya–Kiul line 100 Tilaiya Gaya–Kiul line to Koderma (planned)

Harnaut station (Hindi: हरनौत) is a railway station in India. It is a station in the city of Harnaut, and is situated on the Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line route passing through Nalanda. Its service recording traffic of more than 1.5k passengers, and more than 25 trains per day. The Harnaut station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Harnaut has well connected trains running frequently to New Delhi railway station, Patna Junction, Varanasi Junction railway station, and Howrah Junction railway station. Harnaut is well connected with Gaya Junction, Bihar sharif junction, Rajgir railway station, Tilaiya railway station, Bhagalpur railway station, and Kiul Junction through daily passenger and express train services.

History

Bakhtiyarpur Bihar Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiyarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911. It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).

The broad gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. This line will transport coal from the koderma-Hazaribagh coal belt for Barh Super Thermal Power Station via Harnaut Station.

Structure

Facilities

Harnaut-Mokama section
Track gauge: Broad gauge, 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Legend
km to Rajgir and Gaya 0 Harnaut Carriage Repair Workshop Harnaut Howrah–Delhi main line to Patna 8 Karnauti(halt) 15 Jai prakash mahuli(halt) 18 Atlmal gola 27 Barh Barh Super Thermal Power Station 37 Punarkh 45 Mor 52 Mokama Mokama-Barauni section to Asansol and Howrah

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, a reservation counter, and vehicle parking.^[1] The vehicles are not allowed to enter the station premises. There are both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food options, a tea stall, a book stall, a post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines has been installed soon to reduce the wait for train tickets on the station.

Platform

Station platform Layout

There are four platforms in the Harnaut railway station. The platforms are interconnected with Foot Over Bridge. It has two foot over bridges, the 2nd overbridge is under construction. 4th platform under construction.

Trains

Harnaut railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways.Several local passenger trains also run from Harnaut to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals. The following table lists all the trains passing from Harnaut station:(As of April 2010)

Development

The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations as Harnaut railway station by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.Railway planned to make station as A grade category. As railway budget a new railway track between Harnaut and Barh for coal transportation in Barh Super Thermal Power Station and electrification Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line under construction.4th platform also under construction. After determining the railway stations that need to be good-class station by constructing well. A phased revamping has begun. Deputy chief traffic manager announced that the pending work at the railway tracks and platforms, presently under construction, will be sped up. To assist passengers, especially the elderly, two foot-over bridge may be constructed.

Gallery

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Harnaut station are:^[2]

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 61.9 kilometres (38.5 mi)
2. Gaya Airport 116 kilometres (72 mi)

See also

• Harnaut city
• Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut
• Trains passing through Harnaut
• Railway stations in Nalanda district

References

External links

• harnaut railway station Map
• official website of the nalanda district

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ER	Malda Banka Junction Bhagalpur Junction Jamalpur Junction Mandar Hill Munger Purabsarai Sultanganj
ECR	Danapur Ara Junction Bakhtiyarpur Junction Barh Barhiya Bihar Sharif Junction Bihta Buxar Danapur Fatuha Junction Gulzarbagh Hathidah Junction Harnaut Jehanabad Jamui Jhajha Khusropur Kiul Junction Lakhisarai Junction Mokama Junction Nalanda Nawada Neora Patliputra Junction Patna Junction Patna Sahib Phulwari Sharif Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajgir Tilaiya Junction Warisaliganj Mughal Sarai Bhabua Road Dehri-on-Sone Gaya Junction Sasaram Junction Son Nagar Junction Samastipur Bapudham Motihari Bhikhna Thori Darbhanga Junction Laheriasarai Laukaha Bazar Madhubani Mithila Deep Narkatiaganj Junction Purnia Court Raxaul Junction Sonpur Akshaywat Rai Nagar Barauni Junction Begusarai Chak Sikandar Desari Hajipur Junction Khagaria Junction Khudiram Bose Pusa Mohiuddinnagar Muzaffarpur Junction Pahlejaghat Junction Ram Dayalu Nagar Samastipur Junction Sonpur Junction
NER	Varanasi Chhapra Junction Siwan Junction
NFR	Katihar Barsoi Junction Katihar Junction Kishanganj Purnia Junction Thakurganj
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