Madhupur Junction railway station (station code: MDP) is a railway station serving the town of Madhupur in the Deoghar district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It falls under the jurisdiction of Asansol railway division of Eastern Railway and connects Madhupur and surrounding areas to several major metropolitan cities across India. The station lies on the HowrahâÂÂDelhi main line via the AsansolâÂÂPatna section and also serves the MadhupurâÂÂGiridihâÂÂKoderma line, which is a single broad-gauge route spanning 137 kilometres (85 mi). The station has four platforms and handles multiple categories of daily services, from EMU and passenger trains to express and superfast trains.
Madhupur Junction is administered by the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway zone (ER) of Indian Railways. The station falls under the operational jurisdiction of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Asansol.
The station has been redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with significant upgrades to passenger amenities and infrastructure.
The major facilities available include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counters, and two-wheeler and four-wheeler parking. Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has toilets, refreshment rooms, tea stalls and book stalls.
Following redevelopment, the station has been equipped with modern amenities including lifts and escalators for improved accessibility, a new foot overbridge and air-conditioned retiring rooms for passengers. A new booking complex with modern ticketing counters has been developed, along with improved signage systems and passenger information displays. Circulating areas have been expanded with better traffic management and parking facilities.
Platform infrastructure has been upgraded with improved shelters, renovation works and enhanced lighting and electrical fittings. The station also includes a washing pit for maintenance and cleaning of coaches. Additional improvements include modernized station buildings and improved passenger movement facilities such as foot overbridges.
There are four platforms. One is on the terminal line from and on the MadhupurâÂÂGiridihâÂÂKoderma line and is used exclusively for the trains from Koderma & Giridih. The platforms are connected by two foot overbridges, and can now be accessed via stairs, slopes for trolleys, as well as escalators and lifts.
Majority of the trains stops at Madhupur Junction which runs on AsansolâÂÂPatna section of the HowrahâÂÂDelhi main line including premium trains such as Rajdhani Express.
Following are the dedicated trains starting from Madhupur running on the HowrahâÂÂDelhi main line:
Following are the trains to/from Madhupur running on the MadhupurâÂÂGiridihâÂÂKoderma line:
The Ministry of Railways sanctioned a final location survey for the 7.54â¯km long Madhupur bypass line in February 2020, aimed at enabling trains from to reach Giridih and without loco reversal at Madhupur Junction, thereby avoiding delays of over 30â¯minutes. The estimated cost of the project is â¹140 crore. The foundation stone for the bypass line was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 September 2024 via video conferencing from Ranchi, as part of a programme inaugurating multiple railway projects worth in Jharkhand. Once completed, the bypass is expected to reduce train detention on the HowrahâÂÂDelhi mainline and shorten travel time between Giridih and Jasidih.
As of the latest available information, no further extension beyond the currently proposed bypass alignment has been officially sanctioned.
The nearest airports to Madhupur Junction are: