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Duraundha Junction railway station

Duraundha railway station (also known as Duraundha Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Daraundha, district of Siwan, Bihar, India. The short code for the railway station is DDA.

History

Duraundha Junction embodies a microcosm of India's railway heritage. Earlier when its name was Daronda, then it was in the Bengal & North Western Railway Loop line which was started in 1882 as Bengal and North Western Railway by the East Indian Railways. Then when the fight for independence was going on, it was changed to Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943. After independence, zone jurisdiction was imposed and now it is in the North zone of Indian Railways from 14 April 1952.

Rail services

The North Eastern Railway runs local trains in between Chhapra to Siwan via Duraundha and Maharajganj.

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Varanasi railway division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of Siwan district in Bihar. The station code is DDA.

Facilities

The major facilities are mechanised cleaning, available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, electrified double track and ATVM (Automatic Ticket Vending Machines).

Platforms

There are three platforms which are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB) including five rail tracks.

Line

These are the line in which Duraundha Junction comes.

Trains

The names of some trains that stop here are as follows.

Express/Mail Trains

Passenger/DMU

  • Samastipur Siwan Passenger
  • Chhapra Gorakhpur Passenger
  • Chhapra Kacheri Thawe Passenger
  • Chhapra Kacheri Mau Passenger
  • Mashrakh Thawe Passenger
  • Samastipur Siwan DEMU
  • Chhapra Thawe DEMU

References

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