Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 83 m Phone 088629 45533 Platforms in use 1 | Station code LKQ Opened 1976 | |
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Similar Thakurganj railway station, Mahisasan railway station, Biral railway station, Singhabad railway station, Gitaldaha railway station | ||
Laukaha Bazar railway station serves Laukaha town in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It located near the India-Nepal border.
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Geography
The area is slightly highland as against low lands all around. Numerous rivers flow in from Nepal and some of them cross the area.Laukaha is near the India-Nepal boundary and an extension of State Highway 51 (Khutuana-Laukaha Road) connects it to many towns in Nepal.
History
The area was developed with metre gauge tracks. The 72 km (45 mi) long Nirmali branch (Darbhanga-Nirmali) opened between 1883 and 1886. The Sakri-Jainagar branch was opened in 1905. The Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar line was opened in 1976.
Gauge conversion
The 268 km (167 mi) long Jainagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line and Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali line were being converted from metre to broad gauge in 2011-2012.