Madhupur Junction railway station

Location
	Madhupur Junction Location within Jharkhand Madhupur Junction Location within India
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	Delhi
	Uttar Pradesh
	Uttar Pradesh
	Bihar
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	Jharkhand
	Jharkhand
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	Koderma–Hazaribagh–
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Madhupur Junction
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	Entrance view of Madhupur Junction
General information
Location	Station Road, Madhupur, Deoghar District, Jharkhand; India
Coordinates	24°16′14″N 86°38′33″E / 24.27066°N 86.642548°E
Elevation	248.327 metres (814.72 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Eastern Railway
Lines	Howrah–Delhi main line; Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line;
Platforms	4 platforms; Length– 650–700 m (2,130–2,300 ft)
Tracks	8
Connections	Auto stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	MDP
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol
Classification	NSG-3
History
Opened	1871; 155 years ago
Electrified	1996–97
Former names	East Indian Railway
Services
Other services
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Madhupur Junction railway station (station code: MDP) is a railway station serving the town of Madhupur in the Deoghar district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It falls under the jurisdiction of Asansol railway division of Eastern Railway and connects Madhupur and surrounding areas to several major metropolitan cities across India. The station lies on the Howrah–Delhi main line via the Asansol–Patna section and also serves the Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line, which is a single broad-gauge route spanning 137 kilometres (85 mi). The station has four platforms and handles multiple categories of daily services, from EMU and passenger trains to express and superfast trains.

Administration

Madhupur Junction is administered by the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway zone (ER) of Indian Railways. The station falls under the operational jurisdiction of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Asansol.

Facilities

The station has been redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with significant upgrades to passenger amenities and infrastructure.

The major facilities available include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counters, and two-wheeler and four-wheeler parking. Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has toilets, refreshment rooms, tea stalls and book stalls.

Following redevelopment, the station has been equipped with modern amenities including lifts and escalators for improved accessibility, a new foot overbridge and air-conditioned retiring rooms for passengers. A new booking complex with modern ticketing counters has been developed, along with improved signage systems and passenger information displays. Circulating areas have been expanded with better traffic management and parking facilities.

Platform infrastructure has been upgraded with improved shelters, renovation works and enhanced lighting and electrical fittings. The station also includes a washing pit for maintenance and cleaning of coaches. Additional improvements include modernized station buildings and improved passenger movement facilities such as foot overbridges.

Platforms

There are four platforms. One is on the terminal line from Giridih and Koderma Junction on the Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line and is used exclusively for the trains from Koderma & Giridih. The platforms are connected by two foot overbridges, and can now be accessed via stairs, slopes for trolleys, as well as escalators and lifts.

Station layout

G	Ticket counter	Street level
	Exit/Entrance	Track 1 Slip line
		Track 2 towards → Giridih & Koderma Jn.
		PF 1 Island platform
PF 2	FOB, Side platform
	Track 3	Chittaranjan ← towards → Jasidih
	Track 4	for freight trains
	Track 5	Chittaranjan ← towards → Jasidih
PF 3	FOB, Island platform
PF 4	Island platform
	Track 6	Chittaranjan ← towards → Jasidih
	Track 7	for freight trains

Trains

Majority of the trains stops at Madhupur Junction which runs on Asansol–Patna section of the Howrah–Delhi main line including premium trains such as Rajdhani Express.

Following are the dedicated trains starting from Madhupur running on the Howrah–Delhi main line:

S. No.	Train no.	Train name	Zonal Railway
1	12235	Madhupur–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express	NR
2	22459	Baba Baidyanathdham Deoghar Humsafar Express	NR
3	22465	Baba Baidyanathdham Deoghar Superfast Express	NR

Following are the trains to/from Madhupur running on the Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line:

S. No.	Train no.	Train name	Zonal Railway
1	53511	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
2	53512	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
3	53513	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
4	53514	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
5	53515	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
6	53516	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
7	53517	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
8	53518	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
9	53519	Madhupur–Giridih Passenger	ER
10	53520	Giridih–Madhupur Passenger	ER
11	53369	Madhupur–Koderma Passenger	ECR
12	53370	Koderma–Madhupur Passenger	ECR

Further expansion

The Ministry of Railways sanctioned a final location survey for the 7.54 km long Madhupur bypass line in February 2020, aimed at enabling trains from Jasidih to reach Giridih and Koderma without loco reversal at Madhupur Junction, thereby avoiding delays of over 30 minutes. The estimated cost of the project is ₹140 crore. The foundation stone for the bypass line was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 September 2024 via video conferencing from Ranchi, as part of a programme inaugurating multiple railway projects worth in Jharkhand. Once completed, the bypass is expected to reduce train detention on the Howrah–Delhi mainline and shorten travel time between Giridih and Jasidih.