Operated by Eastern Railway Parking Available (Paid) Opened 1862 Platforms in use 4 (Proposed 9) | Owned by Indian Railway Tracks 8 Elevation 59 m | |
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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.
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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 25.30°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. The platforms are connected by two Foot Over Bridge.
Nearest airport
The nearest airport to Jamalpur Junction are
- Munger Airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 460 kilometres (290 mi)
- Gaya Airport 180 kilometres (110 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 170 kilometres (110 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 460 kilometres (290 mi)