Harnaut station is a railway station in India. It is a station in the city of Harnaut, and is situated on the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line route passing through Nalanda. Its service records traffic of more than 1,500 passengers, and more than 25 trains per day. The Harnaut station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Harnaut has well connected trains running frequently to New Delhi railway station, , , and . Harnaut is well connected with , , Rajgir railway station, Tilaiya railway station, Bhagalpur railway station, and through daily passenger and express train services.
History Bakhtiyarpur Bihar Light Railway was a -wide narrow-gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911. It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to .
The broad-gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. This line will transport coal from the Kodarma–Hazaribagh coal belt for Barh Super Thermal Power Station via Harnaut station.
Structure
Facilities
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring rooms, computerised reservation facilities, reservation counters, and vehicle parking. The vehicles are not allowed to enter the station premises. There are both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food options, a tea stall, a book stall, a post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P.) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the wait for train tickets on the station.
Platform
Station platform Layout
WestPlatform #1Train lines（Line 1）Train lines（Line 2）Platform #2Platform #3Train lines (Line 3)Train lines (Line 4)EastPlatform #4CRW, Harnaut There are four platforms in the Harnaut railway station. The platforms are interconnected with two footbridges. It has two foot overbridges, the 2nd overbridge is under construction. The 4th platform is under construction.
Trains Harnaut railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways. Several local passenger trains also run from Harnaut to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals. The following table lists all the trains passing from Harnaut station: ()
+ Passing trains Train no. Train type From To Name 53229 Passenger Rajgir Danapur Rajgir–Danapur Passenger 12391 Superfast Rajgir New Delhi Shramjeevi Superfast Express 73253 DEMU Rajgir Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir–Bakhtiyarpur DEMU 73258 DEMU Gaya Bakhtiyarpur Gaya–Bakhtiyarpur DEMU 53232 Passenger Danapur Tilaiya Danapur–Tilaiya Passenger 53044 Express Rajgir Howrah Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger 13233 Express Rajgir Danapur Rajgriha Express 03207 DEMU Harnaut Bakhtiyarpur *Harnaut–Bakhtiyarpur DEMU 73255 Passenger Rajgir Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir–Bakhtiyarpur Passenger 23040 Express Rajgir Howrah Rajgir–Howrah Composite Express 73254 DEMU Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir DEMU 15109 Superfast Rajgir Varanasi Budhpurnima Express 13039 Express Howrah Rajgir Howrah–Delhi Janata Express
Development
The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations as Harnaut railway station by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities. The railway planned to make station as A grade category. The railway budgeted a new railway track between Harnaut and for coal transportation in Barh Super Thermal Power Station and electrification Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line is under construction. The 4th platform is also under construction. After determining the railway stations that need to be good-class station by constructing well. A phased revamping has begun. Deputy chief traffic manager announced that the pending work at the railway tracks and platforms, presently under construction, will be sped up. To assist passengers, especially the elderly, two foot overbridges may be constructed.
Gallery
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Harnaut station are:
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Gaya Airport
See also Harnaut city Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut Trains passing through Harnaut Railway stations in Nalanda district
References
External links harnaut railway station Map official website of the nalanda district