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Madhupur Junction railway station

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Tracks
  
5

Disabled access
  
Yes

Elevation
  
228 m

Parking
  
Available

Status
  
Functional

Platforms in use
  
4

Location
  
Station Road, Madhupur, Deoghar district, Jharkhand  India

Line(s)
  
Howrah-Delhi Main Line Madhupur-Giridih Rail line

Address
  
Madhupur, Jharkhand 815353

Similar
  
Jasidih Junction railway st, Jhajha railway station, Chittaranjan railway station, Asansol Junction railway st, Bakhtiyarpur Junction railway st

The Madhupur Junction, station code MDP, is the railway station serving the city of Madhupur in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Madhupur Junction is connected to metropolitan areas of India, Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Madhupur is located at 24.16°N 86.38°E / 24.16; 86.38. It has an average elevation of 228.000 metres (748.031 ft).

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Madhupur Junction is the terminal station located on the Madhupur-Giridih line of the Indian Railways. The Madhupur - Giridih route is a single line Broad Gauge between Giridih Station and Madhupur Junction. The total length of the route is 38 kilometres (24 mi). It has a four platforms and handles many trains daily.

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, ATM counter, toilets, refreshment room, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

There are a total of 4 platforms. One of the platform is on a terminal line from Giridih Station on the Giridih-Madhupur line and is used exclusively for the train from Giridih. There are two foot over bridges connecting the two platforms. The foot-over bridge are have stairs as well as slope for trolleys.

Trains

The following is a list of all the trains passing from Madhupur Junction (as of 1 April 2012):

Trains to Giridih

The following are the trains arriving from and departing to the Giridih railway station on the Giridih-Madhupur line.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Madhupur Junction are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 191 kilometres (119 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 200 kilometres (120 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 240 kilometres (150 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 288 kilometres (179 mi)

References

Madhupur Junction railway station Wikipedia