Sheikhpura Junction railway station

SHEIKHPURA JUNCTION
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General information
Location	Sheikhpura 811105, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°07′51″N 85°51′09″E
Elevation	43.75 metres (143.5 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	East Central Railway zone
Lines	Gaya–Kiul line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line (UC)
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SHK
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1879
Electrified	2018
Passengers
1494 (Daily)
Services
East Central Railway Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Kusumha Bihar Halt towards Gaya Junction Gaya–Kiul line Eksari Halt towards Kiul Matokhar towards Neora Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Terminus
Location

Gaya–Kiul line
km to Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 0 Gaya Junction to Patna–Gaya line Falgu River 4 Shaheed Ishwar Chowdhary Halt 5 Manpur Junction to Asansol–Gaya section 12 Paimar 16 Karjara 21 Kolhana Halt 24 Wazerganj 26 Pura Halt 31 Jamuawan 33 Manjhwe to Koderma (under construction) 42 Tilaiya Junction to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Fatuha–Tilaiya line 47 Garobigha Halt 50 Chatar Halt 59 Nawada 64 Sadipur Halt 70 Baghi Bardiha 78 Warisaliganj 80 Sonwarsa Halt 82 Baghi Ghauspur Halt 88 Kashi Chak 92 Derhgaon Halt 96 Kusumha Bihar Halt 103 Sheikhpura Junction 107 Eksari Halt 110 Adarsh Manpur 113 Sirari 115 Kachhiyana Halt 119 Garsanda Halt 122 Kurauta Patner Halt 128 Lakhisarai Junction 130 Kiul Junction to Sahibganj loop to Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line
Sources: Google maps; India Rail Info

Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
km on Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Neora --Under construction --Under construction Patna–Gaya line to Patna 13 Jatdumri Junction Patna–Gaya line to Gaya 18 Maranchi Halt 21 Bijubigha Halt 25 Fazalchak 29 Gauspur Halt 35 Top Sarthua Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Fatuha 42 Daniyawan Junction Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Tilaiya 48 Sultanpur Gram 51 Lachhubigha Halt 53 Rampur Bampur 56 Rukhai Halt 58 Chandi Halt Mohana River 62 Badhauna Halt 66 Noorsarai Halt NH 20 75 Dekpura Halt Panchane River 77 Sohsarai Halt Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bakhtiyarpur 80 Bihar Sharif NH 33 Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Tilaiya Panchane River NH 33 89 Malti 92 Asthawan 100 Amanwan 105 Barbigha 110 Sarsa Jamalpur 117 Matokhar to Kiul Junction 122 Sheikhpura Junction on Gaya–Kiul line to Gaya

Sheikhpura Junction, station code SHK, is a railway station under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Sheikhpura is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Gaya–Kiul line. Station is located in Sheikhpura city in Sheikhpura district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Gaya–Kiul line, many trains coming from Gaya and other cities stops here. Sheikhpura is well connected with nearby cities Gaya, Nawada, Bhagalpur, Howrah and Kiul through daily passenger and express train services.

A new branch line between Neora railway station and Sheikhpura railway station via Neora, Jatdumri, Daniyawan, Bihar Sharif, Sheikhpura is under construction in which Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan section was partially started in 2015.

History

Several years before the Grand Chord was built, a connection from the Howrah–Delhi main line to Gaya was developed in 1900 and the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by EIR) had laid a line from Lakhisarai to Gaya in 1879. The Grand Chord was opened on 6 December 1906.

Structure

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

Electrification and doubling of track

Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul section were announced in the rail budget for 2010–11 and the electrification work of single track is going on starting 2015–16. Electrification of single line from Gaya to Kiul have been completed in July 2018. It has been completed in two phases. In first phase Tilaiya to Warisaliganj have been completed and in the other phase Warisaliganj to Lakhisarai. A special MEMU train was flagged on 22 October 2018 by State Railway Minister Mr Manoj Sinha. The track doubling project was completed and commissioned by February 2025.

Nearest railway stations

Sheikpura: Nearest Railway Stations

Station	Station Code	Station Grade	District	State	Distance (in km.)
Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction	DDU	A+	Chandauli	Uttar Pradesh	276
Varanasi Junction	BSB	A+	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	289
Kiul Junction	KIUL	A	Lakhisarai	Bihar	26
Mokameh Junction	MKA	A	Patna	Bihar	30
Barauni Junction	BJU	A	Begusarai	Bihar	39
Jhajha	JAJ	A	Jamui	Bihar	67
Samastipur Junction	SPJ	A	Samastipur	Bihar	81
Barh	BARH	B	Patna	Bihar	39
Begusarai	BGS	B	Begusarai	Bihar	43
Bakhtiyarpur Junction	BKP	B	Nalanda	Bihar	49
Jamalpur Junction	JMP	B	Munger	Bihar	67
Fatuha	FUT	B	Patna	Bihar	69
Barhiya	BRYA	C	Lakhisarai	Bihar	23
Luckeesarai Junction	LKR	C	Lakhisarai	Bihar	25
Hathidah Junction	HTZ	C	Patna	Bihar	29
Kajra	KJH	C	Lakhisarai	Bihar	41
Jamui	JMU	C	Jamui	Bihar	44
Dumri Halt	DMRX	D	Lakhisarai	Bihar	22
Mankatha	MKB	D	Lakhisarai	Bihar	22
Waris Aleganj	WRS	D	Nawada	Bihar	25
Rampur Dumra	RDUM	D	Patna	Bihar	27
Hathidah Upper	HTZU	D	Patna	Bihar	28
Sirari	SRY	E	Sheikhpura	Bihar	10
Kashi Chak	KSC	E	Nawada	Bihar	15
Rampur Halt	RMPR	E	Lakhisarai	Bihar	29
Aunta Halt	ANAH	E	Patna	Bihar	29
Tall Junction	TALL	E	Patna	Bihar	29

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Sheikhpura junction are:

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 123.36 kilometres (76.65 mi)
2. Gaya Airport 116.6 kilometres (72.5 mi)

See also

• Sheikhpura city
• Sheikhpura district