Nawada railway station

Nawadah (Nawada Railway Station)
Indian Railways Station
General information
Location	Platform 1 Side Station Road, Plateform 2 side Line Par Mirzapur Nawada, Bihar India
Coordinates	24.8865°N 85.5483°E / 24.8865; 85.5483
Elevation	93 metres (305 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Gaya–Kiul line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 (Single Electric Diesel BG)
Connections	Auto/Toto/Rickshaw/Vehicle
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NWD
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	Opened 1879; 139 years ago
Rebuilt	Currently New building is in under-construction
Electrified	Completed from 30 March 2018 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
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Nawada Railway Station[1] or Nawadah is a main railway station of Nawada in Nawada District, Bihar. Its code is NWD. It serves Nawada city. The station consists of 2 platforms. The platform is well sheltered. Although it is a category C station, it lacks many facilities like most good C class stations.[2] The station lies on Gaya–Kiul line of East Central Railway.[3] Its new building is currently under construction at just 500m away from old building in Kiul direction.

v t e Gaya–Kiul line
km to Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 0 Gaya Junction to Patna–Gaya line Falgu River 4 Shaheed Ishwar Chowdhary Halt 5 Manpur Junction to Asansol–Gaya section 12 Paimar 16 Karjara 21 Kolhana Halt 24 Wazerganj 26 Pura Halt 31 Jamuawan 33 Manjhwe to Koderma (under construction) 42 Tilaiya Junction to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Fatuha–Tilaiya line 47 Garobigha Halt 50 Chatar Halt 59 Nawada 64 Sadipur Halt 70 Baghi Bardiha 78 Warisaliganj 80 Sonwarsa Halt 82 Baghi Ghauspur Halt 88 Kashi Chak 92 Dergaon Halt 96 Kusumha Bihar Halt 103 Sheikhpura 107 Eksari Halt 110 Adarsh Manpur 113 Sirari 115 Kachhiyana Halt 119 Garsanda Halt 122 Karota Patri Halt 128 Lakhisarai 130 Kiul to Sahibganj loop to Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line
Sources: Google maps[4]; India Rail Info[5]

Major trains

The following trains run from Nawada railway station:

TRAIN SCHEDULE

Train No.	Train Name	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Running Days
03394	Gaya - Kiul Passenger Special (UnReserved)	00:20	00:25	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
15620	Kamakhya - Gaya Weekly Express	03:52	03:54			T
03389	Kiul - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved)	06:50	06:55	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03386	Gaya - Jhajha Passenger Special (UnReserved)	06:55	07:00	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
05404	Gaya - Jamalpur Express Special (UnReserved)	07:55	08:00	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03627	Kiul - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved)	07:55	08:00	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
13023	Howrah - Gaya Express	09:00	09:02	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03356	Gaya - Kiul MEMU Special	08:55	09:00	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03615	Jamalpur - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved)	11:45	11:50	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03390	Gaya - Kiul Passenger Special (UnReserved)	13:07	13:12	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
13024	Gaya - Howrah Express	13:22	130:24	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
15619	Gaya - Kamakhya Weekly Express	14:01	14:03			T
12350	New Delhi - Godda Weekly Humsafar Express	15:00	15:02				W
03616	Gaya - Jamalpur Passenger Special (UnReserved)	17:00	17:05	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03355	Kiul - Gaya MEMU Special	17:00	17:05	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03385	Jhajha - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved)	18:00	18:05	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
05407	Rampurhat - Gaya Express Special (UnReserved)	21:30	21:35	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
12349	Godda - New Delhi Weekly Humsafar Express	21:18	21:20		M
03628	Gaya - Kiul Passenger Special (UnReserved)	21:15	21:20	S	M	T	W	T	F	S
03393	Kiul - Gaya Passenger Special (UnReserved)	22:15	22:20	S	M	T	W	T	F	S

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Proposed Routes Through This Station

• Nawada - Bihar Sharif line[6] - 39.10 Km.
• Nawada - Banka line (via. Jamui)[7] - 149 Km.
• Nawada - Giridih line (via. Satgawan)[8] - 130 Km.
• Nawada - Pawapuri line[9] - 35 Km.
• Nawada - Lakshmipur line[10] - 137 Km.

References

1. "Nawada Railway Station". Nawada Railway Station.
2. "NWD/Nawadah". India Rail Info.
3. ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/
4. Google maps^[full citation needed]
5. "53626 Gaya Kiul Passenger". India Rail Info.
6. "पहल:नवादा-बिहारशरीफ के बीच 10 अरब 7 करोड़ से बनेगी लंबी रेल लाइन". livehindustan.com (in Hindi).
7. "बांका की तीन रेल परियोजना अब भी ठंडे बस्ते में -". Jagran (in Hindi).
8. "गिरिडीह-नवादा रेलवे लाइन की जल्द मंजूरी दे केंद्र सरकार - गिरिडीह-नवादा रेलवे लाइन की जल्द मंजूरी दे केंद्र सरकार - Jharkhand giridih Local News". Jagran (in Hindi).
9. "Nawada-Pawapuri rail line construction plan stuck for many years - नवादा-पावापुरी रेललाइन निर्माण की योजना कई साल से अटकी, नवादा न्यूज". Hindustan (in Hindi).
10. "Even after 14 years there is no construction work on Jhajha-Sikandara-Nawada railway line - 14 वर्षों बाद भी झाझा-सिकंदरा- नवादा रेलखंड पर निर्माण कार्य नहीं, जमुई न्यूज". Hindustan (in Hindi).

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