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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Raxaul Junction<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|25px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Raxaul Junction.jpg<br />
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| address = Station Road, [[Raxaul]], near Birgunj a border city of Nepal. [[East Champaran]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.9868|84.8447|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#Bihar<br />
| line = Raxaul–Sagauli, Raxaul–Narkatiyaganj, Raxaul–Birgunj (Inland Container Depot) and Raxaul–Sitamarhi line<br />
| other = Auto stand<br />
| elevation = {{convert|88|m|ft}}<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = 6<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = 1927<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = RXL<br />
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Samastipur}}<br />
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Functioning (Construction – gauge conversion – MG/NG to single diesel BG)<br />
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'''Raxaul Junction railway station''' is a main railway station in [[East Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]. Its code is '''RXL'''. It serves [[Raxaul]] city and also as gateway to Nepal as the most important station on the Indo-Nepal border. The station consists of five platforms.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/news/raxaul-junction-rxl/2314| title=RXL/Raxaul Junction (5 PFs)| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Raxaul–Amlekhganj line was constructed in 1927. It was Nepal's first railway line. Narrow-gauge line of 48&nbsp;km was closed in 1965 as new line was constructed to Inland Container Depot at [[Sirsiya]] near [[Birgunj]] and was opened in 2005.<ref>[http://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/nepal.html Railways in Nepal]</ref><br />
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== Lines and location ==<br />
The station is situated on the Delhi–Gorakhpur–Raxaul–Muzaffarpur–Kolkata lines.<ref>[http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/11-fev-2016-edition-Betiah-page_5-40260-5889-213.html ''Jagran News''] {{dead link|date=February 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://epaper.bhaskar.com/detail/?id=52240&boxid=232393740&ch=bihar&map=map&currentTab=tabs-1&pagedate=02/03/2016&editioncode=458&pageno=1&view=image ''Bhaskar News''] {{dead link|date=February 2019}}</ref> Earlier, all tracks were metre gauge but most have been converted to {{track gauge|1676mm}} broad gauge. After the completion of the gauge conversion from [[Darbhanga]] to Raxaul via [[Sitamarhi]], another broad-gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014.<br />
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==See also ==<br />
* [[Bhikhna Thori railway station]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Bihar}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in East Champaran district]]<br />
[[Category:Samastipur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Raxaul]]<br />
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