Akbarnagar railway station

Akbarnagar railway station is a small railway station in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. It serves the town of Akbarnagar and the surrounding rural areas along the Sahibganj Loop line on the Indian Railways network.

Key facts

Name	Akbarnagar railway station
Station code	AKN
Location	Akbarnagar, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India
Line	Sahibganj Loop
Operator	Eastern Railway zone, Indian Railways
Division	Malda railway division
Country	India

Location and layout

The station lies in the eastern part of Bihar, between the major junctions of Bhagalpur and Sahibganj. It is positioned on the Sahibganj Loop, a railway corridor that runs broadly along the southern bank of the Ganges, linking Kiul with Sahibganj before continuing on towards Barharwa and the wider eastern network.

Administration

Akbarnagar falls under the Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway zone, one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. Operational control of train movements, ticketing and station maintenance is exercised through this division.

Services

As a wayside station on the Sahibganj Loop, Akbarnagar is primarily served by passenger and local trains connecting Bhagalpur with Sahibganj and stations beyond. Long-distance express services on the route generally do not halt here, although timings and stoppages are revised periodically by Indian Railways.

Significance

The Sahibganj Loop, on which Akbarnagar lies, is one of the older railway alignments in eastern India, dating to the period when the East Indian Railway Company developed the corridor along the Ganges in the nineteenth century. Stations such as Akbarnagar provide basic rail connectivity to small towns that are otherwise dependent on road transport in a region with a largely agrarian economy.

References

Wikidata: Q63371440
Indian Railways, Eastern Railway zone official information.