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{{short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Nalanda railway station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| address = [[National Highway 120 (India)|NH 120]], [[Nalanda]], [[Bihar]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|25.2044|85.5396|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{Convert|63|m|ft}}
| line =
[[Bakhtiyarpur]]–[[Rajgir]]–[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| other = [[Bihar Sharif Junction railway station|Bihar Sharif]]<br/>{{stnlnk|Rajgir}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1911
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes(2017)
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NLD
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| division = [[Danapur railway division|Danapur division]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
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| map_dot_label = Nalanda railway station
| map_size = 250
| map_type = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
}}

'''Nalanda railway station''', station code NLD, is a railway station and under [[Danapur railway division]] of East Central Railway. Nalanda is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Station is located in [[Nalanda]] city in [[Nalanda district]] in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya main line many Patna and other cities via Express trains coming from {{stnlnk|Rajgir}} and {{stnlnk|Gaya Junction}} stop here.

==History==
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==Location==
[[File:Stupa of Sariputra at Nalanda.JPG|thumb|The Ruins of Nalanda mahavihara]]
As Nalanda a historical and [[Buddhist]] & [[Jainism]] pilgrims center. City well connected by rail and road network.
It's 85 km southeast from [[Patna]] and (80 km) northeast of [[Gaya, India]], (20 km) from [[Pawapuri]] and 105 km from [[Vaishali (ancient city)]] .

==Connectivity==
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==Important trains==

* [[Mahaparinirvan Express]] The Buddhist Circuit Train which is popularly known as Mahaparinirvan Express is a tourist train, which was launched by IRCTC on March 28 2007, to attract Buddhist pilgrims. Connects [[Rajgir]], [[Nalanda]], [[Patliputra]], [[Varanasi]], [[Bodhgaya]], [[Sarnath]], [[Vaishali (ancient city)]], [[Kushinagar]] etc.
* [[Shramjeevi Express]] connects [[Rajgir]], [[Patna]], [[Varanasi]], [[Lucknow]] and [[New Delhi]].
* [[Budhpurnima Express]] Also a [[Buddhist]] special train runs between [[Rajgir]] to [[Varanasi]] vai [[Patna]] and [[Gaya, India]].
* [[Rajgriha Intercity Express]] runs between [[Rajgir]] and [[Danapur]] via [[Harnaut]], [[Patna City]].
* Howrah–Rajgir Janta Express connects [[Rajgir]] to [[Howrah]] via [[Asansol]] [[Jhajha]] [[Bakhtiyarpur]].
* Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger to [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] from [[Rajgir railway station]] via [[Bakhtiyarpur railway station|Bakhtiyarpur Junction]], [[Kiul railway station]], [[Bhagalpur railway station]], [[Barddhaman]].

==Nearest airport==
Nearest airports are:
* [[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]], [[Patna]]
* [[Gaya Airport]]

==See also==

* [[Nalanda]]

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Bihar}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Nalanda district]]
[[Category:Nalanda|Railway station]]
[[Category:Danapur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1911]]

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