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{{short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Rajgir railway station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Rajgir terminal.jpeg
| image_caption = Station platform board
| address = Rajgir station rd, [[National Highway 120 (India)|NH 120]], [[Rajgir]], [[Bihar]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.033|85.415|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{Convert|71|m|ft}}
| line = [[Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line|Bakhtiarpur–Rajgir–Tilaiya line]]
[[Bakhtiarpur]]–Rajgir–[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
[[Bakhtiarpur]]–Rajgir–[[Koderma]] (UC)
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| opened = 1962
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes (2016–2017)
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = RGD
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Danapur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| status = Functional
| former =
| passengers = 1819 (daily)<ref>https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/raildrishtiv3/StationMapBhuvan.jsp?zonecode=&statecode=&stncode=RGD&fs=50&t=0.9124442310095009</ref>
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Rajgir railway station
| map_type = India#India Bihar
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
}}
{{Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line|collapse=y}}

'''Rajgir railway station''' is a railway station serving the city of [[Rajgir]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. Rajgir is in the Danapur railway division of the [[East Central Railway zone]]. Rajgir is well connected with {{stnlnk|Patna Junction}}, [[Harnaut]], [[Jehanabad]], [[Bihar Sharif]], {{stnlnk|Gaya Junction}}, Islampur, [[Nawada]] and {{stnlnk|Bakhtiyarpur Junction}} through daily Passenger and Express train services. It is located near [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]] Rajgir Nalanda.
[[File:Rgd rajgir.jpeg|thumb|400px|Building structure]]

==History==
[[Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway]] was a {{track gauge|2ft6in|lk=on}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] laid by [[Martin's Light Railways]] from [[Bakhtiarpur]] to [[Bihar Sharif]] in 1903 and extended to [[Rajgir]] in 1911.<ref name=fibis>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Bukhtiarpur-Bihar_Light_Railway |title =Bakhtiyarpur–Bihar Light Railway | publisher= fibis| access-date = 24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=irfca>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/steam/sslr.html |title =Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway| publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 24 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://fauzaspandher.blogspot.in/ |title =History of Indian Railways | publisher= Consultant |access-date = 24 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 24 March 2014}}</ref> It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}.<ref name=fibis/><ref name=irfca/>

The broad-gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. This line will transport coal from the Hazaribagh–Koderma coal belt for Barh Thermal Power Station via Harnaut railway station.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.biharfoundation.in/cm-to-open-rajgir-tilaiya-new-line/ |title=CM to open Rajgir–Tilaiya new line | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 24 March 2014}}</ref> The line was sanctioned in 2001–02 and is to be extended up to Koderma.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nitish-inaugurates-new-rail-lines,-two-robs-in-bihar/1/103475.html |title= Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar | work= India Today/PTI|date=29 June 2010| access-date = 24 March 2014}}</ref>

== Facilities ==

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, and vehicle parking.<ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) office.<ref name=makemytrip>{{cite web|title=Patna Railway station|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/patna.html|work=Travel, Indian Railways|publisher=makemytrip.com|access-date=5 April 2012}}</ref> Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.

===Platform===
[[File:Rajgir station.jpeg|thumb|300px|Railway platform]]
There are three platforms in the Rajgir railway station. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). It has two foot overbridges, the third overbridge is under construction.{{when|date=February 2019}}

==Trains==
Rajgir railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways. Several local passenger trains also run from Rajgir to neighbouring destinations at frequent intervals.
The following table lists all the trains passing from Rajgir station: ({{As of|July 2019}})<ref>https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/IRDBStationTimeTable.jsp?stncode=RGD</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ '''Originating/Passing trains'''
|-
! Number
! Train type
! From
! To
! Train name
|-
| 12391/12392
| [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| Rajgir
| [[New Delhi]]
| [[Shramjeevi Superfast Express]]
|-
| 13233/13234
| [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| Rajgir
| [[Danapur]]
| [[Rajgriha Express]]
|-
| 14223/14224
| Superfast
| Rajgir
| [[Varanasi]]
| [[Budhpurnima Express]]
|-
| 53044/53043
| Express
| Rajgir
| [[Howrah]]
| [[Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger]]
|-
| 53221/53222
| [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger]]
| Rajgir
| [[Bakhtiyarpur]]
| Rajgir–Bakhtiyarpur Passenger
|-
| 52223/53224
| Passenger
| Rajgir
| Bakhtiyarpur
| Rajgir–Bakhtiyarpur Passenger
|-
| 53226/53225
| Passenge
| [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| Bakhtiyarpur
| Gaya–Bakhtiyarpur Passenger
|-
| 53231/53232
| Passenger
| [[Danapur]]
| [[Tilaiya]]
| Danapur–Tilaiya Passenger
|-
| 63329/63330
| [[MEMU]]
| Rajgir
| [[Fatuha]]
| Rajgir–Fatuha MEMU via Bihar Sharif, Daniyawa
|-
| 63339/63340
| MEMU
| Rajgir
| [[Danapur]]
| Rajgir–Danapur MEMU
|-
|}

== Nearest airport ==
Airports near by Rajgir are:
* Patna International Airport (99.5 km)
* Gaya International Airport (75.2 km)
* Rajgir international Airport Rajgir Nalanda 2 km

In February 2012, the [[Indian Railways]] had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Rajgir railway station by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.<ref name=RSDC>{{cite news|title=Railways to set up body to develop stations|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/patna/31049817_1_passenger-amenities-railway-plan-rail-land-development-authority|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209011516/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/patna/31049817_1_passenger-amenities-railway-plan-rail-land-development-authority|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2012|access-date=27 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 February 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Bihar}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Nalanda district]]
[[Category:Danapur railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Rajgir]]

{{Bihar-railstation-stub}}

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