Asthawan railway station

Asthawan railway station
General information
Location	Asthawan, Nalanda, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°13′52″N 85°37′55″E
Elevation	54 metres (177 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	East Central Railway zone
Line	Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
Platforms	3
Tracks	1
Connections	Bihar Sharif Rajgir
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ATWN
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur division
History
Opened	2025
Electrified	2025
Location Asthawan railway station Location within Bihar

Asthawan railway station, station code ATWN, is a railway station and under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. The station is located in Asthawan town between Bihar Sharif city and Barbigha town in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The station is located 54 metres above the sea level. Asthawan is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Neora-Daniyawan-Bihar Sharif-Sheikhpura line. Asthawan is well connected with nearby cities Patna, Nawada, Bihar Sharif Junction, and Sheikhpura through daily passenger train services.

History

The Asthawan railway station was made operational on 29 September 2025 after a gap of 23 years when this railway project was approved in 2002.The regular passenger train services were started from 1 October,2025. A new branch line between Neora railway station and Sheikhpura railway station via Neora, Jatdumri, Daniyawan, Bihar Sharif, Sheikhpura is now functional, in which Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan section was partially started in 2015.

Structure

There are only three platforms in the Asthawan railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a single foot overbridge.

Trains

63389/63390 Patna-Nawada Fast MEMU, runs via Daniyawan, Bihar Sharif, Barbigha and Sheikhpura.