Dehri-on-Sone railway station

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Dehri-on-Sone Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	Station Road, Dehri, Rohtas district, Bihar India
Coordinates	24°54′54″N 84°11′08″E / 24.9151°N 84.1855°E / 24.9151; 84.1855Coordinates: 24°54′54″N 84°11′08″E / 24.9151°N 84.1855°E / 24.9151; 84.1855
Elevation	114 metres (374 ft)
Line(s)	Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Gaya-Mughalsarai section Grand Chord
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	6
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1906
Electrified	1961–63
Station code	DOS
Division(s)	Mughalsarai
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	East Central Railway
Station status	Functioning
Formerly	East Indian Railway Company Eastern Railway
Location
Location of Dehri-on-Sone railway station in Bihar

Dehri-on-Sone railway station is on the Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the Grand Chord line. It stands next to the Nehru Setu and serves Dehri, Dalmianagar and the surrounding areas in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

The Grand Chord was commissioned in 1906.^[1]

Dehri Rohtas Light Railway

The 67 km (42 mi) long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) wide narrow gauge Dehri Rohtas Lght Railway stretching from Dehri-on-Sone to Rohtas was opened in 1911.^[1]^[2]It was closed in 1984.^[3]

Electrification

The Gaya-Mughalsarai sector was electrified in 1961–63.^[4]

Amenities

Dehri-on-Sone railway station has 1 non-AC retiring room, and a four-bedded non-AC dormitory. It has a restaurant. The station has computerized reservation facilities.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
↑ "M/s Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Company vs District Board Bhojpur & others and District Board Shahabad & others". Manupatra. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
↑ "Mughalsarai Division, Commercial Department". Indian Railways. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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Trains at Dehri-on-Sone

Preceding station		Indian Railway		Following station
Son Nagar		East Central Railway zone Gaya-Mughalsarai section		Pahleja

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Dams, barrages	Indrapuri Barrage

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