Laukaha Bazar railway station
Laukaha Bazar
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Indian Railway Station | |
Location | Laukaha, Distt: Madhubani, Bihar India |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | East Central Railway |
Line(s) | Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines |
Platforms | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on ground |
Parking | Not required |
Other information | |
Station code | LKQ |
History | |
Opened | 1976 |
Location | |
Laukaha Bazar railway station serves Laukaha town in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It located near the India-Nepal border.
Geography
The area is slightly highland as against low lands all around. Numerous rivers flow in from Nepal and some of them cross the area.[1]Laukaha is near the India-Nepal boundary and an extension of State Highway 51 (Khutuana-Laukaha Road) connects it to many towns in Nepal.
History
The area was developed with metre gauge tracks. The 72 km (45 mi) long Nirmali branch (Darbhanga-Nirmali) opened between 1883 and 1886. The Sakri-Jainagar branch was opened in 1905. The Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar line was opened in 1976.[2]
Gauge conversion
The 268 km (167 mi) long Jainagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line and Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali line were being converted from metre to broad gauge in 2011-2012.[3]
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External links
Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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East Central Railway zone | Terminus |