Type: | Indian Railways |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | State Highway 71, Islampur, Nalanda, Bihar |
Coordinates: | 25.15°N 85.2°W |
Map Type: | India Bihar#India |
Map Dot Label: | Islampur railway station |
Elevation: | 63m (207feet) |
Line: | Fatuha–Tilaiya line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Accessible: | Available |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | East Central Railways |
Status: | Functioning |
Islampur railway station (station code:- IPR) is located in Islampur, Nalanda district, Bihar state, India. It is come under East Central Railway zone of division.[1]
There are many trains from Islampur to other big cities. Islampur is connected directly to New Delhi by the Magadh Express. A new train, the Hatia–Rajendra Nagar–Islampur Intercity Express, is also running. Currently two express trains and two passenger trains, Patna–Islampur Passenger and Fatuha–Islampur Passenger (formerly Buxar–Islampur fast passenger) run on this track.
Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul sector and Fatuha–Islampur–Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir sectors were announced in the rail budget for 2010–11.[2]
The Fatuha–Tilaiya line is a railway line connecting Fatuha on the Howrah–Delhi main line and on the Gaya–Kiul line both in the Indian state of Bihar. The line was earlier known as Fatuha–Islampur line. A small portion of the line from Islampur to Natesar is still to be opened for use.