Madanpur Halt railway station
Madanpur Halt railway station is a halt railway station on the Dumka–Bhagalpur line of Sahibganj loop under Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway Zone. The station is situated at Madanpur in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1]
Madanpur Halt | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Madanpur, Dumka district, Jharkhand India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24.314762°N 87.225937°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 114 metres (374 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Dumka–Bhagalpur line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At–grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | MDNP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Malda | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1907 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2012–15 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
The metre-gauge railway track from Bhagalpur Junction railway station to Mandar Hill railway station branch was opened in 1907. The branch was converted to broad gauge. A new railway line from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha became operational on 23 December 2012 and Dumka to Barapalasi route was reconstructed in June 2014 and finally the full track became operational in 2015.[2][3]
References
- Jain, Rahul Kr. "Madanpur Halt Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Bhagalpur to Dumka train link in 2015". RailNews Media India. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Dumka–Jasidih passenger train flagged off | Ranchi News". The Times of India. TNN. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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