Raxaul Junction railway station
Raxaul Junction | |||||
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Raxaul, near Birgunj a border city of Nepal. East Champaran, Bihar India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°E | ||||
| Elevation | 88 metres (289 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Raxaul–Sagauli, Raxaul–Narkatiyaganj, Raxaul–Birgunj (Inland Container Depot) and Raxaul–Sitamarhi line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning (Construction – gauge conversion – MG/NG to single diesel BG) | ||||
| Station code | RXL | ||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Samastipur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1927 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Raxaul Junction railway station is a main railway station in East Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is RXL. It serves Raxaul city and also as gateway to Nepal as the most important station on the Indo-Nepal border. The station consists of five platforms.[1]
History
Raxaul–Amlekhganj line was constructed in 1927. It was Nepal's first railway line. Narrow-gauge line of 48 km was closed in 1965 as new line was constructed to Inland Container Depot at Sirsiya near Birgunj and was opened in 2005.[2]
Lines and location
The station is situated on the Delhi–Gorakhpur–Raxaul–Muzaffarpur–Kolkata lines.[3][4] Earlier, all tracks were metre gauge but most have been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. After the completion of the gauge conversion from Darbhanga to Raxaul via Sitamarhi, another broad-gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014.
See also
References
- ^ "RXL/Raxaul Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
- ^ Railways in Nepal
- ^ Jagran News [dead link]
- ^ Bhaskar News [dead link]
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