Mokama Junction railway station

Mokama railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Mokama, Patna, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°23′31″N 85°54′52″E
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line Asansol–Patna section Mokama–Barauni section Barauni–Mokama–Patna line Harnaut–Mokama section
Platforms	4
Tracks	8
Connections	Barauni
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MKA
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur Division
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
2013	½ lakh

Mokama–Barauni section
km to Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Mokama Rampur Dumra 5 Aunta (halt) 8 Hathidah to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line Rajendra Setu across Ganges 11 Rajendra pul 12 Chakia Thermal (halt) 15 Semaria 18 Garhara (halt) to Barauni–Katihar section 21 Barauni to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

Mokama railway station also known as Mokameh station, station code MKA, is a railway station in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Mokama is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Mokama is located in Mokama city in Barh in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Tatanagar stop here. Mokama station is an important of the Danapur division as it links, Assam through the Mokama–Barauni section and North Bihar by the Rajendra Bridge on the Ganga river.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The Mokama–Kiul section has optical fibre for improved communication and railway safety.

Platforms

It has four platforms that are interconnected with two foot overbridges.

Its platform number 1 has now IRCTC restaurant.

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line
km 0 New Delhi Yamuna Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Kanpur–Delhi section 131 Aligarh 210 Tundla 301 Etawah 441 Kanpur Central Mughalsarai–Kanpur section 635 Allahabad Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line 786 Mughalsarai Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Patna–Mughalsarai section Uttar Pradesh Bihar border 881 Buxar 950 Ara Son River 990 Danapur Patna–Gaya line 999 Patna Punpun River Asansol–Patna section 1,044 Bakhtiyarpur Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line 1,063 Barh 1,088 Mokama Mokama–Barauni section Gaya–Kiul line 1,123 Kiul Sahibganj loop 1,150 Jamui 1,176 Jhajha Bihar Jharkhand border 1,220 Jasidih Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Ajay River Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 1,249 Madhupur 1305 Chittaranjan Jharkhand West Bengal border Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 1,330 Asansol Bardhaman–Asansol section 1,373 Durgapur 1,437 Barddhaman Howrah–Bardhaman chord 1,532 Howrah km
Sources:   Google maps India Rail Info

Many passenger and express trains serve Mokama station.

External links

• Mokama station Map
• Official website of the Patna district