Mokama railway station also known as Mokameh station, station code MKA, is a railway station in Danapur division of
East Central Railway
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History
First set up on 8 September 1996 with headquarters at Hajipur, Bihar, East Central R ...
. Mokama is connected to
metropolitan area
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s of India, by the
Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Mokama is located in
Mokama
Mokama is a town and a municipal council of Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located east of Patna on the southern banks of the river Ganges. Mokama is the connecting town of north and south Bihar and has 2nd highest amount o ...
city in
Patna
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district in the Indian state of
Bihar
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. Due to its location on the
Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Tatanagar stop here.
Mokama station is an important of the Danapur division as it links,
Assam
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through the
Mokama–Barauni section
The Barauni–Mokama section connects and Barauni Junction in the Indian state of Bihar.
The Howrah–Delhi main line on the southern side of the Ganges was opened to through traffic in 1866 and the railway lines on the northern side of the ...
and North Bihar by the
Rajendra Bridge on the
Ganga
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river.
Facilities
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking.
The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The Mokama–Kiul section has optical fibre for improved communication and railway safety.
Platforms
It has four platforms that are interconnected with two
foot overbridge
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s.
Its platform number 1 has now IRCTC restaurant.
Trains
Many passenger and express trains serve Mokama station.
References
External links
Mokama station MapOfficial website of the Patna district
{{Railway stations in Bihar
Railway stations in Patna district
Danapur railway division