Nalanda railway station

Nalanda railway station
Nalanda railway station
Indian Railways station
Location	NH 120, Nalanda, Bihar; India
Coordinates	25°12′16″N 85°32′23″E / 25.2044°N 85.5396°ECoordinates: 25°12′16″N 85°32′23″E / 25.2044°N 85.5396°E
Elevation	63 metres (207 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir–Gaya
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bihar Sharif; Rajgir
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NLD
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur division
History
Opened	1911
Electrified	Yes(2017)
Location
	Nalanda railway station Location in Bihar

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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 Rajgir and Gaya Junction stop here.

History[edit]

Location[edit]

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[edit]

Important trains[edit]

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 Junction from Rajgir railway station via Bakhtiyarpur Junction, Kiul railway station, Bhagalpur railway station, Barddhaman.

Nearest airport[edit]

Nearest airports are:

References[edit]

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