Raxaul Junction railway station

26°59′12″N 84°50′41″E / 26.9868°N 84.8447°E / 26.9868; 84.8447Elevation88 metres (289 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central Railway zoneLine(s)

• Raxaul–Sagauli line
• Raxaul–Narkatiaganj line
• Raxaul–Birgunj (Inland Container Depot) line
• Raxaul–Sitamarhi line

Platforms3Tracks6ConnectionsAuto standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeRXL Zone(s) East Central Railway zone Division(s) SamastipurHistoryOpened1927ElectrifiedYes

Location
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Raxaul Junction railway station is a main railway station in East Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is RXL. It serves Raxaul city and also as gateway to Nepal as the most important station on the Indo-Nepal border. The station consists of five platforms.^[1]

History

Raxaul–Amlekhganj line was constructed in 1927. It was Nepal's first railway line. Narrow-gauge line of 48 km was closed in 1965 as new line was constructed to Inland Container Depot at Sirsiya near Birgunj and was opened in 2005.^[2]

Lines and location

The station is situated on the Delhi–Gorakhpur–Raxaul–Muzaffarpur–Kolkata lines.^[3][4] Earlier, all tracks were metre gauge but most have been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. After the completion of the gauge conversion from Darbhanga to Raxaul via Sitamarhi, another broad-gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014.

See also

• Bhikhna Thori railway station

References