# Danapur railway division

Danapur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is located in Danapur of the Indian state of Bihar. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Dhanbad. The division's revenue for the 2014–15 fiscal year was ₹900 crore (US$110 million).

## History

It was formed as one of the six divisions of the East Indian Railway Company on 1 January 1925 along with Howrah, Asansol, Danapur, Prayagraj, Lucknow, and Moradabad. The Eastern Railway was established on 14 April 1952 and Danapur division came under the control of Eastern Railway. After the formation of East Central Railway zone, the division was integrated into it on 1 October 2002.

## Jurisdiction

It has about 752 kilometres (467 mi) of route length in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The division includes twelve districts of the state of Bihar which are Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Luckeesarai, Jamui, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Jehanabad, Nalanda and two districts of Uttar Pradesh which are Ghazipur and Chandauli. Presently the Danapur division's jurisdiction includes following sections:
* Jhajha to Kuchman
* Patna to Gaya (excluding)
* Kiul to Gaya (excluding)
* Dildarnagar to Tarighat
* Bakhtiyarpur to Rajgir
* Mokama to Simaria (excluding)
* Patna Sahib to Patna Ghat
* Patna–Digha Ghat line
* Fatwa-Islampur
* Rajgir-Tilaya
* Bihar Sharif to Daniyawan
* Mokama to Mokama Ghat (but not in operation now).
| S.No | Section | Route Kilometer |
| 1 | Jhajha-Patna (Main Line) | 177.12 |
| 2 | Patna-Mughalsarai (Main Line) | 211.80 |
| 3 | Patna-Gaya | 91.75 |
| 4 | Kiul-Gaya | 129.29 |
| 5 | Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir | 53.00 |
| 6 | Mokama-Simaria | 18.43 |
| 7 | Dildarnagar-Tarighat | 18.67 |
| 8 | Fatuha-Islampur | 42.67 |
| 9 | Patna Sahib-Patna Ghat | 0.87 |
| 10 | R’Block-Digha | 8.58 |
| 11 | Rajgir-Tilaya | 46.08 |
| 12 | Bihar Sharif-Daniyawan | 38 |
| 13 | Patliputra Extension | N/A |

## Stations under Division

As of 2014, Division has 232 stations out of which only Patna Junction railway station is categorized as A1 station & nine are categorized as A stations based earnings.
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
| A-1 Category | 1 | Patna Junction |
| A Category | 9 | Ara, Buxar, Danapur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Bakhtiyarpur, Mokama, Jamui, Kiul & Patna Sahib. |
| B Category | 9 | Dildarnagar, Dumraon, Barh, Hathidah, Harnaut, Lakhisarai, Jhajha, Bihar Sharif Junction, Rajgir. |
| C Category | 00 | |
| D Category | 18 | Bihta, Fatuha, Bihiya, Gulzarbagh, Jehanabad, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Zamania, Barahiya, Islampur, Ekangarsarai, Gidhaur, Jehanabad Court, Khusropur, Manpur, Raghunathpur, Taregna & Warisaliganj . |
| E Category | 54 | Athmalgola, Banahi, Bakaghat, Bansipur, Baruna, Bela, Bhadaura, Chakand, Chusa, Dheena, Gahmar, Hilsa, Karauta, Karisath, Kashi chak, Kuchman, Kulharia, Makhdumpur, Mankatha, More, Nadaul, Nalanda, Neora, Parsa Bazar, Phulwari Sharif, Pothi, Punarakh, Punpun, Rajendrapul, Rampurdumra, Sakaldiha, Sirari, Tarighat, Tehta, Tilaiya, Twiningganj, Wazirganj, WENA, Baghi bardiha, Daniyawan, Garsanda, Hardashbigha, Jamuawan, Karjara, Koilwar, Sadisopur, Salimpurbihar, SILO, Tekabigha, Tulsi Ashram, Nateshar, Jethian and Oro Dumari. |
| F Category | 125 | halts |
| Total | 216 | - |
* Rest are not in operation.