Jamalpur Junction railway station

Jamalpur Junction
Indian Railway Station
Location Jamalpur, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°30′53″N 86°50′38″E / 25.51472°N 86.84389°E / 25.51472; 86.84389Coordinates: 25°30′53″N 86°50′38″E / 25.51472°N 86.84389°E / 25.51472; 86.84389
Elevation 59 metres (194 ft)
Owned by Indian Railway
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Kiul-Khana line,
JamalpurJunction-Sahebpur kamal line,
Jamalpur -Khagaria line
Platforms 4[1](Proposed 9)
Tracks 8
Construction
Parking Available (Paid)
Other information
Status Functional
Station code JMP[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway[1]
Division(s) Malda Division[1]
History
Opened 1862
Electrified Construction-Electrification of Double BG
Traffic
Passengers 70,000 per day
Location
http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1155

Jamalpur Junction Railway Station, station code JMP, is the railway station serving the Munger-Jamalpur twin cities in the Munger district in the Indian State of Bihar.

Jamalpur Junction is the main rail head for Munger city. Jamalpur Junction is part of the Malda Division of the Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railway. Jamalpur Junction is connected to metropolitan areas of India, Delhi-Kolkata Sahibganj Loop via Kiul- Rampurhat route. Jamalpur is located at 25°18′N 86°30′E / 25.30°N 86.50°E / 25.30; 86.50 It has an average elevation of 59 metres (194 ft). The station is located about 9 km from Munger city.

The main train connections include Vikramshila Express, Surat-Bhagalpur Tapti Ganga Express, Farakka Express, Bhagalpur-Muzaffarpur Jansewa Express, Bhagalpur-Yesvantpur Anga Express, Jamalpur-Howrah Express,Bhagalpur-Jammutawi Express,Jamalpur-Malda town exp, Gaya-Kamakhya Express and Brahmaputra mail.

Traveling south-west, Kiul Junction Railway Station is the main station next to Jamalpur. Going east, Bhagalpur Junction Railway Station is the nearest main station.A mega Munger Ganga Bridge connects it to nearby districts like Begusarai,Khagaria and various districts of North Bihar .

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, 2 wheeler and 4 wheeler vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, refreshment room, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

There are a total of 4 platforms.[1] The platforms are connected by two Foot Over Bridge.

Trains

Nearest airport

The nearest airport to Jamalpur Junction are

  1. Munger Airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
  2. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 460 kilometres (290 mi)
  3. Gaya Airport 180 kilometres (110 mi)
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 170 kilometres (110 mi)
  5. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 460 kilometres (290 mi)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jamalpur Junction". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

External links

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