Mokama Junction railway station

Mokama Junction
Mokameh Junction
Mokama Junction; Mokameh Junction
Indian Railway Station
General information
Location	Mokama, Barh, Bihar; India
Coordinates	25°23′31″N 85°54′52″E / 25.39194°N 85.91444°E
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft)
Line(s)	Howrah-Delhi main line; Asansol-Patna section
Platforms	3
Connections	Mokama-Barauni
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MKA
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur Division
History
Previous names	East Indian Railway

Mokama Junction also known as Mokameh Junction, station code MKA, is a railway junction station in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Mokama is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Mokama is located in Mokama city in Barh in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Tatanagar stop here.

Mokama–Barauni section

Legend

				km
					to Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line
				0	Mokama
					Rampur Dumra
				5	Aunta (halt)
				8	Hathidah
					to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line
					Rajendra Setu across Ganges
				11	Rajendra pul
				12	Chakia Thermal (halt)
				15	Semaria
				18	Garhara (halt)
					to Barauni–Katihar section
				21	Barauni
					to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines

Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

Mokama Junction is an important of the Danapur division as it links, Assam through the Mokama-Barauni section and North Bihar by the Rajendra Bridge on the Ganga river.

History

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking.^[1] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The Mokama-Kiul section has optical fibre for improved communication and railway safety.^[2]

Platforms

It has four platforms that are interconnected with two foot over bridge (FOB).

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line

Legend

km

0

border

Kanpur–Delhi section

131

210

301

441

Mughalsarai–Kanpur section

635

Allahabad

Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line

786

Mughalsarai

Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Patna–Mughalsarai section

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

border

881

Buxar

950

Ara

Son River

990

Danapur

Patna–Gaya line

999

Patna

Punpun River

Asansol–Patna section

1,044

Bakhtiyarpur

Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

1,063

Barh

1,088

Mokama

Mokama–Barauni section

Gaya–Kiul line

1,123

Kiul

Sahibganj loop

1,150

1,176

border

1,220

Jasidih

Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line

Ajay River

Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line

1,249

1305

border

Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

1,330

Asansol

Bardhaman–Asansol section

1,373

Durgapur

1,437

Barddhaman

Howrah–Bardhaman chord

1,532

Howrah

km

Sources:					Google maps India Rail Info^[3]

The following is the sortable table of all the trains passing from Mokama Junction.(as on 18 April 2012)^[4] ^[5]

Train No.	Train Name	Train type	Zone	From	Days	Departure Time
12334	Vibhuti Express	SF	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	0:03
13049	Howrah-Amritsar Express	Exp	ER	Amritsar Junction/ASR	Daily	0:06
8294	Patna - Bilaspur (Weekly) Spec...	Exp	SECR	Bilaspur Junction/BSP	Sun	0:26
13246	Capital Express	Exp	ECR	New Jalpaiguri/NJP	S,F,S	0:26
13248	Capital Express	Exp	ECR	Kamakhya Junction/KYQ	M,T,W,T	0:26
13247	Capital Express	Exp	ECR	Danapur/DNR	W,T,F,S	2:01
13245	Capital Express	Exp	ECR	Danapur/DNR	S,M,T	2:01
73203	Kiul Patna Passenger	DEMU	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	2:07
13005	Howrah-Amritsar Mail	Mail	ER	Amritsar Junction/ASR	Daily	2:18
14084	Sikkim Mahananda Express	Exp	NR	Alipur Duar Junction/APDJ	Daily	2:24
15636	Guwahati Okha Dwaraka Express	Exp	NFR	Okha/OKHA	T	2:28
15632	Guwahati Barmer Express	Exp	NFR	Barmer/BME	Sun,F	2:28
15632-Slip	Guwahati Barmer Express Slip	Exp	NFR	Bikaner Junction/BKN	Sun	2:28
12333	Vibhuti Express	SF	ER	Allahabad City/ALY	Daily	2:47
13413	Farakka Express	Exp	ER	Old Delhi/DLI	Sun,T,F	3:04
13483	Farakka Express	Exp	ER	Old Delhi/DLI	M,W,T,S	3:04
5652	Varanasi - Guwahati (Weekly) S...	Exp	NFR	Guwahati/GHY	M	3:12
12332	Himgiri Express	SF	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	T,W,S	3:13
12359	Kolkata Chitpur Patna Garib Ra...	GR	ER	Patna Junction/PNBE	S,W,F	3:30
13415	Malda Patna Express	Exp	ER	Patna Junction/PNBE	M,T,S	3:30
13050	Amritsar Howrah Express	Exp	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	4:02
12351	Howrah- Danapur Express	SF	ER	Danapur/DNR	Daily	4:17
13111	Lal Quila Express	Exp	ER	Old Delhi/DLI	Daily	4:40
23111	Danapur Express	Exp	ER	Danapur/DNR	Daily	4:40
13287	South Bihar Express	Exp	ECR	Danapur/DNR	Daily	4:53
13039	Howrah-Delhi(Janta) Express	Exp	ER	Old Delhi/DLI	Daily	5:05
13039-Slip	Howrah-Delhi(Janta) Express Sl...	Exp	ER	Rajgir/RGD	Daily	5:05
53043	Howrah-Rajgir Passenger	Pass	ER	Rajgir/RGD	Daily	5:19
25631	Bikaner Guwahati Express	Exp	NFR	Guwahati/GHY	T,T	6:02
15631	Barmer-Guwahati Express	Exp	NFR	Guwahati/GHY	T,T	6:02
63217	Mokama Danapur Passenger	MEMU	ECR	Danapur/DNR	Daily	6:05
12024	Patna-Howrah Jan Shatabdi	JShtb	ECR	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily except Sun	6:54
13236	Danapur-Sahibganj InterCity	Exp	ECR	Sahibganj Junction/SBG	Daily except Sun	7:22
12570	Anand Vihar Terminus-Jaynagar ...	GR	ECR	Jaynagar/JYG	S,W	7:29
12318	Akal Takht Express	SF	ER	Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH	W,S	7:38
12331	Himgiri Express	SF	ER	Jammu Tawi/JAT	S,W,S	7:54
18449	Baidyanathdham Express	Exp	ECoR	Patna Junction/PNBE	T	7:54
18184	Danapur - Tatanagar Express	Exp	SER	Tatanagar Junction/TATA	Daily	8:20
63207	Jhajha Patna Passenger MEMU	MEMU	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	8:22
12368	Vikramshila Express	SF	ER	Bhagalpur/BGP	Daily	8:32
15281	Kosi Express	Exp	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	8:38
13008	Udyan Abha Toofan Express	Exp	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	8:53
53227	Darbhanga-Patna Kamala Ganga F...	Pass	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	9:04
13226	Danapur-Jaynagar Intercity	Exp	ECR	Jaynagar/JYG	Daily except Sun	9:07
23226	Danapur-Saharsa InterCity Link...	Exp	ECR	Saharsa Junction/SHC	Daily except Sun	9:07
13401	InterCity Express	Exp	ER	Danapur/DNR	Daily except Sun	9:12
12304	Poorva Express	SF	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	S,M,T,F	9:20
12567	Saharsa Patna Rajya Rani SF Exp	SF	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	9:35
63209	Jhajha Patna MEMU	MEMU	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	9:50
73208	Mokama Barauni DEMU	DEMU	ECR	Barauni Junction/BJU	Daily	9:50
18450	Baidyanathdham Express	Exp	ECoR	Puri/PURI	W	10:12
18622	Patliputra Express	Exp	SER	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	10:22
13332	Patna Dhanbad Express	Exp	ECR	Dhanbad Junction/DHN	Daily except Sun	10:42
5653	Guwahati - Varanasi (Weekly) S...	Exp	NFR	Varanasi Junction/BSB	Sun	10:45
15646	Guwahati-Mumbai LTT Express	Exp	NFR	Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Ter.../LTT	M,T	10:45
15713	Katihar-Patna InterCity Express...	Exp	NFR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily except Sun	10:57
13133	Sealdah-Varanasi Express	Exp	ER	Varanasi Junction/BSB	Daily	11:17
12578	Bagmati SF Weekly Express	SF	ECR	Darbhanga Junction/DBG	M	11:20
14055	Brahmaputra Mail	Mail	NR	Old Delhi/DLI	Daily	11:20
63208	Patna Jhajha Passenger MEMU	MEMU	ECR	Jhajha/JAJ	Daily	11:52
8293	Bilaspur - Patna (Weekly) Summ...	Exp	SECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Sat	11:57
12335	Bhagalpur-MumbaiLTT Express	SF	ER	Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Ter.../LTT	S,T,F	11:57
15648	Guwahati-Mumbai LTT Express	Exp	NFR	Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Ter.../LTT	W	11:57
53050	Mokameh Howrah Passenger	Pass	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	12:10
15635	Okha Guwahati Dwarka Express	Exp	NFR	Guwahati/GHY	Sun	12:32
19048	Bhagalpur Surat Express	Exp	WR	Surat/ST	M,T	12:33
3281	New Tinsukia - Patna Rajendra ...	Exp	ECR	Rajendra Nagar Bihar/RJPB	T	12:37
73210	Mokameh-Barauni Passenger DEMU	DEMU	ECR	Barauni Junction/BJU	Daily	13:00
12568	Patna-Saharsa Rajya Rani SF Exp	SF	ECR	Saharsa Junction/SHC	Daily	14:10
13331	Dhanbad Patna Express	Exp	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily except Sun	14:23
12317	Akal Takht Express	SF	ER	Amritsar Junction/ASR	S,W	14:29
63210	Patna Jhajha MEMU	MEMU	ECR	Jhajha/JAJ	Daily	14:35
12303	Poorva Express	SF	ER	New Delhi/NDLS	M,T,F,S	14:35
12367	Vikramshila Express	SF	ER	Delhi Anand Vihar Termina.../ANVT	Daily	14:58
15647	Mumbai LTT-Guwahati Express	Exp	NFR	Guwahati/GHY	Sat	15:06
15645	Mumbai LTT-Guwahati Express	Exp	NFR	Guwahati/GHY	S,T	15:06
12336	Mumbai LTT - Bhagalpur SF Expr...	SF	ER	Bhagalpur/BGP	M,W,F	15:06
19047	Surat-Bhagalpur Express	Exp	WR	Bhagalpur/BGP	S,W	15:21
16310	Patna - Ernakulam Express	Exp	SR	Ernakulam Junction (South.../ERS	T,F	15:34
73205	Mokameh-Patna Passenger DEMU	DEMU	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily except Sun	15:40
15714	Patna-Katihar InterCity Express...	Exp	NFR	Katihar Junction/KIR	Daily except Sun	15:44
14056	Brahmaputra Mail	Mail	NR	Dibrugarh/DBRG	Daily	16:14
53044	Rajgir-Howrah Fast Passenger	Pass	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	16:20
12350	NewDelhi-Bhagalpur Weekly SF E...	SF	ER	Bhagalpur/BGP	W	16:26
3282	Patna Rajendra Nagar - New Tin...	Exp	ECR	New Tinsukia Junction/NTSK	Sat	16:26
63212	Patna-Jhajha Passenger MEMU	MEMU	ECR	Jhajha/JAJ	Daily	16:50
18183	Tatanagar - Danapur Express	Exp	SER	Danapur/DNR	Daily	16:54
18621	Patliputra Express	Exp	SER	Hatia/HTE	Daily	17:14
12569	Jaynagar-Delhi AnandViharT Gar...	GR	ECR	Delhi Anand Vihar Termina.../ANVT	M,F	17:22
55232	Mokama Begusarai Passenger	Pass	NER	Begu Sarai/BGS	Daily	17:25
13225	Jaynagar-Danapur Intercity	Exp	ECR	Danapur/DNR	Daily except Sun	17:32
23225	Saharsa-Dnapur InterCity Link ...	Exp	ECR	Danapur/DNR	Daily except Sun	17:32
16309	Ernakulam-Patna Express	Exp	SR	Patna Junction/PNBE	W,T	17:52
53228	Kamla Ganga Fast Passenger	Pass	ECR	Darbhanga Junction/DBG	Daily	18:27
13402	InterCity Express	Exp	ER	Bhagalpur/BGP	Daily except Sun	18:37
13007	Udyan Abha Toofan Express	Exp	ER	Shri Ganganagar/SGNR	Daily	18:44
15282	Kosi Express	Exp	ECR	Saharsa Junction/SHC	Daily	18:49
12577	Bagmati SF Weekly Express	SF	ECR	Bangalore City Junction/SBC	T	18:55
13134	Varanasi- Sealdah Express	Exp	ER	Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH	Daily	19:10
63211	Jhajha Patna MEMU	MEMU	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily	19:18
12328	Upasana Express	SF	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	S,T	19:24
12370	Haridwar-Howrah Kumbha S F Exp...	SF	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	M,T,W,F,S	19:24
12369	Kumbha Express	SF	ER	Haridwar Junction/HW	S,M,W,T,S	19:28
12327	Upasana Express	SF	ER	Dehradun/DDN	T,F	19:28
13235	Sahibganj-Danapur InterCity	Exp	ECR	Danapur/DNR	Daily except Sun	19:56
13040	Janata Express	Exp	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	20:01
12023	Howrah-Patna Jan Shatabdi	JShtb	ECR	Patna Junction/PNBE	Daily except Sun	20:34
12349	Bhagalpur-NewDelhi Weekly SF E...	SF	ER	New Delhi/NDLS	M	20:43
14083	Sikkim Mahananda Express	Exp	NR	Old Delhi/DLI	Daily	21:53
12360	Patna-Kolkata Chitpur Garib Ra...	GR	ER	Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA	S,W,F	21:56
83112	Danapur Giridih Express	Exp	ECR	Giridih/GRD	Daily	22:08
13112	Lal Quila Express	Exp	ER	Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA	Daily	22:08
13288	South Bihar Express	Exp	ECR	Durg Junction/DURG	Daily	22:20
73204	Patna Kiul Passenger	DEMU	ECR	Kiul Junction/KIUL	Daily	22:47
12352	Danapur- Howrah Express	SF	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	22:48
13484	Farakka Express	Exp	ER	Malda Town/MLDT	M,W,F,S	23:03
13414	Farakka Express	Exp	ER	Malda Town/MLDT	S,T,T	23:03
13006	Amritsar Howrah Mail	Mail	ER	Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH	Daily	23:32
13416	Patna-Malda Express	Exp	ER	Malda Town/MLDT	M,T,S	23:52

Nearest Airport

The nearest airport to Mokama Station are^[6]

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 95 kilometres (59 mi)
Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 266 kilometres (165 mi)
Gaya Airport 135 kilometres (84 mi)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

References

^ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ "SIGNALLING AND TELECOMMUNICATION". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, Indian Railway. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
^ "Mokama Junction Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ "Trains at Mokama Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ "Mokama Junction". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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[computerized_list-1] "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

[optical-2] "SIGNALLING AND TELECOMMUNICATION". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, Indian Railway. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[3] "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.

[indiantrains-4] "Mokama Junction Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

[trainlist-5] "Trains at Mokama Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

[onefivenine-6] "Mokama Junction". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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History

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Trains

Nearest Airport

See also

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