Duraundha Junction railway station (station code: DDA), is a railway station located in the city of Daraundha, district of Siwan, Bihar, India.
History Duraundha Junction embodies a microcosm of India's railway heritage. Earlier when its name was Daronda, then it was in the Bengal & North Western Railway Loop line which was started in 1882 as Bengal and North Western Railway by the East Indian Railways. Then when the fight for independence was going on, it was changed to Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943. After independence, zone jurisdiction was imposed and now it is in the North zone of Indian Railways from 14 April 1952.
YearRailway AdministrationNotes1882Bengal & NW RailwayStation established on metre-gauge branch1943Oudh & Tirhut RailwayAmalgamation expanded operational network1952North Eastern RailwayPresent-day jurisdiction established
Rail services
The North Eastern Railway runs local trains in between Chhapra to Siwan via Duraundha and Maharajganj.
Jurisdiction It belongs to the Varanasi railway division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of Siwan district in Bihar. The station code is DDA.
Facilities The major facilities are mechanised cleaning, available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, electrified double track and ATVM (Automatic Ticket Vending Machines).
Platforms There are three platforms which are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB) including five rail tracks.
Line These are the line in which Duraundha Junction comes.
Barauni–Gorakhpur line Siwan-Gorakhpur Line Siwan-Chhapra-Patliputra Line Siwan-Thawe-Kaptanganj Line Duraundha–Maharajganj line
Trains The names of some trains that stop here are as follows.
Express/Mail Trains Lichchavi Express Maurya Express Barauni–Gwalior Mail Bagh Express Purnia Court–Amritsar Jan Sewa Express
Passenger/DMU Samastipur Siwan Passenger Chhapra Gorakhpur Passenger Chhapra Kacheri Thawe Passenger Chhapra Kacheri Mau Passenger Mashrakh Thawe Passenger Samastipur Siwan DEMU Chhapra Thawe DEMU
References
External links North Eastern Railway Recruitment North Eastern Railway Official Site North Eastern Railway