Dehri-on-Sone railway station

Dehri-on-Sone
Indian Railway Station
Dehri-on-Sone railway station west control room
Location	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)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Gaya-Mughalsarai section Grand Chord
Platforms	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DOS
Division(s)	Mughalsarai
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1961–63
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company Eastern Railway
Location
Dehri-on-Sone railway station Location 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

Dehri-on-Sone railway station platform no. 4 and 5

The 67 km (42 mi) long 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow gauge Dehri Rohtas Light 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 platform no. 6

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 2 "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" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

External links

Trains at Dehri-on-Sone

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

Patna division topics

General	Azimabad Battle of Buxar Kaimur Range Nalanda Pataliputra Takht Sri Patna Sahib Tourism in Patna

Districts	Bhojpur Buxar Kaimur Nalanda Patna Rohtas

Rivers	Ganges Durgavati Karmanasa Punpun Son

Dams, barrages	Indrapuri Barrage

Transport	NH 2 NH 30 NH 31 NH 82 NH 83 NH 84 NH 110 Howrah-Delhi main line Grand Chord Gaya-Mughalsarai section Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line Mahatma Gandhi Setu Koilwar bridge Nehru Setu Jawahar Setu Rajendra Setu Ganga Rail-Road Bridge Howrah-Delhi main line Mokama–Barauni section

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See also	Cities and towns in Patna Division People from Patna People from Rhotas district Patna topics Bihar topics

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ECR

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Mughal Sarai	Bhabua Road Dehri-on-Sone Gaya Junction Son Nagar

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