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Railway station in Bihar This article is about the railway station in Bihar. For its namesake station in Bengal, see Digha railway station.

Digha Bridge Halt
Indian Railways station
Station board
General information
LocationBankipur–Danapur Road, Digha, Patna, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°38′47″N 85°04′48″E / 25.646334°N 85.080109°E / 25.646334; 85.080109
Elevation56 metres (184 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeElevated (on embankment)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDGBH
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
Fare zoneEast Central Railway
History
Opened25 November 2017 (2017-11-25)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
East Central Railway zone
Patliputra Junctiontowards Patna Junction or Danapur Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junctionacross Ganga Rail–Road Bridge towards Sonpur Junction or Hajipur Junction
Route map
Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Legend
km
Up arrow
To Asansol–Patna section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
0 Patna Junction
Right arrow To Patna–Gaya line
Left arrow To Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed)
1 R Block
2 Old Sachdeva
3 Bailey Road
3.4 Punaichak
4 Shivpuri
6 Rajiv Nagar
8 Digha Ghat
2 Sachivalay Halt
6 Phulwari Sharif
10 Danapur
Down arrow
To Patna–Mughalsarai section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
12 Patliputra Junction
15 Digha Bridge Halt
Digha–Sonpur Bridge
24 Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction
Right arrow To Chhapra
27 Sonpur Junction
33 Hajipur Junction
Left arrow To Barauni
Down arrow To Muzaffarpur
Location
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Digha Bridge Halt is a small railway station in Patna district, Bihar, India. Its railway station code is DGBH. This halt was constructed 3 km north from Patliputra Junction, near Danapur Bankipur road. It saves time for rail passengers going to Gandhi Maidan at least 1 hour. The distance between the Digha–Sonpur Bridge and this halt is around 2 km. Due to this small but functional railway station many students, government employees and elderly people including patients, get easy access to basic transportation to Patna. AIIMS-Digha Elevated Corridor (Patli Path) is parallel to this halt.

Overview

Digha Bridge Halt was inaugurated on 25 November 2017. This 400-m halt was constructed at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore, and is equipped with basic facilities, including urinal and shades. On the first day, the Barauni–Patliputra Passenger (55230) was flagged off. Digha Bridge Halt is the only halt before the Digha–Sonpur rail-cum-road bridge.

Trains

Digha Bridge Halt falls under the jurisdiction of Danapur railway division. A total of six pairs of passenger trains stop at Digha Bridge Halt:

Train Nº Name
13235 / 13236 Patliputra–Gorakhpur Passenger
63265 / 63266 Ram Dayalu Nagar–Patliputra MEMU
63267 / 63268 Muzaffarpur–Patliputra MEMU
63280 / 63283 Patna–Barauni MEMU
63284 / 63285 Patna–Barauni MEMU
63287 / 63288 Patliputra–Barauni MEMU

Nearest railway stations

The distance from nearby stations are:

S.No Station distance (in km)
1 Bharpura Pahlejaghat 5
2 Sonpur 9
3 Nayagaon 15
4 Patliputra 5

References

  1. ^ "Departures from DGBH/Digha Bridge Halt". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Minister inaugurates Digha bridge halt". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
  3. "Dozen trains to halt, make life easier". Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.
  4. "Double track boon for bridge". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017.

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See also
Railway stations in Bihar
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Danapur
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Samastipur
Sonpur
ER
Malda
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Varanasi
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