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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway Station in Bihar, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Laukaha Bazar<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|40px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
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| address = Laukaha, [[Madhubani district]], Bihar<br />
| country = India <br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.5431|86.4628|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|83|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard on ground<br />
| platform = 1<br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = <br />
| opened = 1976<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
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| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = LKQ<br />
| zone = <br />
| division = <br />
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]<br />
| status = <br />
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| map_type = India Bihar<br />
| map_size = 260<br />
| map_caption = Location of Laukaha Bazar railway station in Bihar<br />
}}<br />
'''Laukaha Bazar railway station''' serves [[Laukaha]] town in [[Madhubani district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It located near the India–Nepal border.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The area is slightly highland as against low lands all around. Numerous rivers flow in from Nepal and some of them cross the area.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://madhubani.bih.nic.in/ |title=Madhubani |work=Geography |publisher = Madhubani district administration |access-date=2013-03-04 }}</ref> Laukaha is near the India–Nepal boundary and an extension of State Highway 51 (Khutuana–Laukaha Road) connects it to many towns in Nepal.<br />
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==History==<br />
The area was developed with [[metre-gauge]] tracks. The {{convert|72|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long Nirmali branch (Darbhanga–Nirmali) opened between 1883 and 1886. The Sakri–Jainagar branch was opened in 1905. The Jhanjharpur–Laukaha Bazar line was opened in 1976.<ref name=ner>{{cite web |url= http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf|title= Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway |access-date=2013-03-04 }}</ref><br />
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===Gauge conversion===<br />
The {{convert|268|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long Jainagar–Darbhanga–Narkatiaganj line and Sakri–Laukaha Bazar–Nirmali line were being converted from metre to broad gauge in 2011–2012.<ref name=ecr>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/RailBudget_11-12/ECR.pdf|title= Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2011–12|publisher= East Central Railway | access-date=2013-03-04 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/laukaha-bazar-lkq/4600 Departures from Laukaha Bazar]<br />
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{{Darbhanga Division topics}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Bihar}}<br />
{{Railways in Eastern India}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Madhubani district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1976]]<br />
[[Category:Samastipur railway division]]<br />
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