Warisaliganj railway station

Warisaliganj railway station is a major railway station in Nawada district, Bihar. Its code is WRS.

Warisaliganj
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationStation Road, Warisaliganj, Bihar
India
Coordinates24°59′28″N 85°37′07″E / 24.9912°N 85.6186°E / 24.9912; 85.6186
Elevation75 metres (246 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway zone
Line(s)Gaya–Kiul line
Platforms3
Tracks4
ConnectionsAuto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeWRS
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
Electrified2017–2018

Line and location

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The station lies on Tilaiya Junction–Luckeesarai Junction line of East Central Railway zone which is a part of Gaya–Kiul line

Infrastructure

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The station consists of three platforms and a rack point.

Importance

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It is also one of the important rack point for freight Wagons for Indian Railways in the Nawada district.

Services

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It serves Warisaliganj town to the district headquarter Nawada and other districts like Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai and Gaya. The town is served by a direct daily train to Howrah and a weekly service to Guwahati via Bhagalpur. The state capital Patna can be reached through a stop-over at Kiul Junction or Gaya Junction from where rest of India is well connected.

The following trains run from Warisaliganj railway station :

  • Gaya–Howrah Express
  • Gaya–Jamalpur Passenger (unreserved)
  • Gaya–Kiul Passenger (unreserved)
  • Gaya–Jhajha Fast Passenger (unreserved)
  • Gaya–Kamakhya Weekly Express
  • Rampurhat–Gaya Passenger (unreserved)
  • Kiul Rajgir special
  • Bhagalpur Rajgir special
  • Gaya-Kiul Memu

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