Harnaut Railway Station
हरनौत |
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Harnaut station interior view
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Location | Station Rd NH 30A, Harnaut, Bihar India |
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Coordinates | 25°22′18″N 85°32′26″E / 25.3717°N 85.5406°ECoordinates: 25°22′18″N 85°32′26″E / 25.3717°N 85.5406°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 49 metres (161 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | East Central Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Harnaut-Mokama section, Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya, Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Gaya | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir |
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Disabled access | |||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | HRT | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Danapur | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1903 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2003 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Under construction | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2015) | ≈ 5.5 lakh per year | ||||||||||
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Harnaut station (Hindi: हरनौत) is a railway station in India. It is a station in the city of Harnaut, and is situated on the Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line route passing through Nalanda. Its service recording traffic of more than 1.5k passengers, and more than 25 trains per day. The Harnaut station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Harnaut has well connected trains running frequently to New Delhi railway station, Patna Junction, Varanasi Junction railway station, and Howrah Junction railway station. Harnaut is well connected with Gaya Junction, Bihar sharif junction, Rajgir railway station, Tilaiya railway station, Bhagalpur railway station, and Kiul Junction through daily passenger and express train services.
Bakhtiyarpur Bihar Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiyarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911. It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).