Mohanpur railway station

Mohanpur Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Katban Chhit, Mohanpur, Deoghar, Deoghar district, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	24°29′18″N 87°47′08″E / 24.488461°N 87.785648°E / 24.488461; 87.785648
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Lines	Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Mohanpur-Hansdiha line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4 (Single electric line)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Cycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MHUR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	2014–15
Electrified	YES
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Ghormara towards Rampurhat Junction Eastern Railway zone Rampurhat–Jasidih line Deoghar Junction towards Jasidih Junction
Location

Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
km km   Howrah–Delhi main line 000 130 Jasidih Junction Satsang nagar 005 124 0 Deoghar Baidyanathdham Deoghar 006 6 New Nawadih Mohanpur 114 Jharkhand Bihar Dumka–Bhagalpur line to Hansdiha 14 Chandan 22 Bhalua Sirsa Nunthar Halt 108 Sahibganj loop to Sultanganj (planned) Ghormara 102 30 Katoriya 40 Karjhausa Dhanpatdih 096 50 Kakbara Chandanpahari 088 to Betiah Road (planned) 55 Banka to Chitra (planned) 057 Banka Road Basukinath 079 Chandan River 061 Murahara Jama 070 066 Telia New Madanpur 061 70 Barahat Dumka 057 Dumka–Bhagalpur line Kurwa 051 Barmasia 040 Ambajora Shikaripara 033 Harinsing 026 Jharkhand West Bengal Pinargaria 019 Adalapahari 012 Rampurhat 000 Sahibganj loop     km km

Mohanpur Junction railway station (station code: MHUR) is a railway station on the Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line under the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway. It is situated at Katban Chhit, Mohanpur, Deoghar, Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1][2]

History

Jasidih Junction to Dumka railway line became operational on 12 July 2011^[3] and Dumka to Ambajora Shikaripara track was set up in June 2014. The track from Rampurhat to Pinargaria became operational on 25 November 2012. The complete single railway route from Dumka to Rampurhat, including Mohanpur railway station became operational on 4 June 2015.^[4][5][6]

Further extension

The 97-kilometre (60 mi)-long Jasidih–Hansdiha–Pirpainti line is under construction. As of March 2021, work is under progress on Godda–Pirpainti sections. Mohanpur-Hansdiha–Godda section has been completed and a Humsafar Express from Godda to New Delhi is running weekly. This line is considered important to connect the Godda district in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand with the rest of India. The 80-kilometre (50 mi) Godda–Pakur line is also planned.^[7]

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