Kiul Junction railway station

Location
	Kiul Junction Location within Bihar Kiul Junction Kiul Junction (India)

Kiul Junction
Kiul Junction
General information
Location	Lakhisarai, Lakhisarai district, Bihar; India
Coordinates	25°10′19″N 86°6′30″E / 25.17194°N 86.10833°E
Elevation	53 metres (174 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line,; Sahibganj loop,; Gaya–Kiul line,; Kiul-Barauni Section
Platforms	8
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	2
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KIUL
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1864
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Keul
Location
Location
	Kiul Junction Location within Bihar Kiul Junction Kiul Junction (India)

Kiul Junction railway station (station code: KIUL), is one of the major railway junctions in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Kiul is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Howrah–Delhi main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route which runs along the historic Grand Trunk Road. The Danapur railway division's main line crosses Sahibganj loop line at the Kiul Junction.^[1]^[2] The main line crosses the Kiul River between Kiul Junction and Lakhisarai Junction.^[3] The Gaya–Kiul line also starts from the Kiul Junction.^[4]

Kiul is located on the bank of Kiul River in Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. This is the place where Mahavira, Tirthankara of Jainism, achieved Kevala Jnana. The Kiul railway station is on Howrah–Delhi main line. Most of the Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Barauni and Howrah bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi and Tatanagar stop here. Kiul junction is a busy station in East Bihar and entry station of East Central Railway and Eastern Railway. There are five routes in the Station: Gaya, Barauni, Bhagalpur, Howrah and Patna.

Gaya–Kiul line

				km
					to Gaya–Mughalsarai section
					of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
				0	Gaya Junction
					to Patna–Gaya line
					Falgu River
				4	Shaheed Ishwar Chowdhary Halt
				5	Manpur Junction
					to Asansol–Gaya section
				12	Paimar
				16	Karjara
				21	Kolhana Halt
				24	Wazerganj
				26	Pura Halt
				31	Jamuawan
				33	Manjhwe
					to Koderma (under construction)
				42	Tilaiya Junction
					to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
					to Fatuha–Tilaiya line
				47	Garobigha Halt
				50	Chatar Halt
				59	Nawada
				64	Sadipur Halt
				70	Baghi Bardiha
				78	Warisaliganj
				80	Sonwarsa Halt
				82	Baghi Ghauspur Halt
				88	Kashi Chak
				92	Dergaon Halt
				96	Kusumha Bihar Halt
				103	Sheikhpura
				107	Eksari Halt
				110	Adarsh Manpur
				113	Sirari
				115	Kachhiyana Halt
				119	Garsanda Halt
				122	Karota Patri Halt
				128	Lakhisarai
				130	Kiul
					to Sahibganj loop
					to Asansol–Patna section
					of Howrah–Delhi main line

Sources: Google maps^[5]; India Rail Info^[6]

^ "About District". Official District website. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Lakhisarai". Overview. BrandBihar. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ L.S.S. O'malley (1 January 2007). Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers : Monghyr. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-81-7268-135-7. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY". organicbihar. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ Google maps^{[full citation needed]}
^ "53626 Gaya Kiul Passenger". India Rail Info.