Mandar Vidyapith Halt railway station

Mandar Vidyapith Halt railway station is a halt railway station on the Dumka–Bhagalpur line of Sahibganj loop under Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway Zone. The station is situated beside State Highway 23 at Dahua, Bounsi in Banka district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Mandar Vidyapith Halt
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	State Highway 23, Dahua, Bounsi, Banka district, Bihar India
Coordinates	24.834403°N 87.020258°E / 24.834403; 87.020258
Elevation	105 metres (344 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Dumka–Bhagalpur line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MDVD
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Malda
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1907
Rebuilt	2012–15
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Mandar Hill towards ? Eastern Railway zone Dumka–Bhagalpur line Panjwara Road towards ?

Dumka–Bhagalpur line
km Sahibganj loop 115 Bhagalpur Sahibganj loop 108 Kollikhutaha 105 Gonu Dham Halt 103 Hatpuraini Halt Kataria River 101 Jagdishpur Halt 99 Tikani 94 Sanjha 91 Bela Halt 88 Dhauni 86 Pipradih 82 Punsia 78 Barahat to Banka 73 Panjwara Road 68 Mandar Vidyapith Halt 65 Mandar Hill Burigeria River 57 Pandetola Burigeria River 55 Danre Halt Bihar Jharkhand border 47 Kumradol to Pirpainti (under construction) to Pakur(planned) 73 Godda 66 Kathoun Halt 56 Poreyahat 47 Gangwara Halt 41 Hansdiha to Mohanpur 32 Kurmahat 25 Nonihat 13 Barapalasi to Jasidih 4 New Madanpur 0 Dumka to Rampurhat km

History

The metre-gauge railway track from Bhagalpur Junction railway station to Mandar Hill railway station branch was opened in 1907. The branch was converted to broad gauge. A new railway line from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha became operational on 23 December 2012 and Dumka to Barapalasi route was reconstructed in June 2014 and finally the full track became operational in 2015.