August 6, 2012

Mokameh Railway Junction


      Mokameh is a city in Patna district of Bihar state. It is located on the banks of River Ganges and is served with a railway Junction, managed by Danapur division of East Central Railway Zone. Mokameh Railway Junction is perched on Kolkata-Patna rail route and is connected to many parts of India by several trains. Patna-Howrah Spl, Anand Vihar Trm (Delhi) - Bhagalpur (BH) Spl, Bhagalpur-Delhi Exp, Haridwar-Howrah Exp, Jammu Tawi-Howrah Exp and many other trains stop at Mokameh Railway Junction. There are several places of interest which are located around Mokameh Junction and are easily accessible from it.
       Mokameh Jn is just about 70 km away from Nalnda- a historic place which once served as a major Buddhist learning center. It is the remains site of Nalnda University, one of the oldest universities of the world. Mokameh has road connection to Nalnda which attracts number tourists round the year. Samastipur, Bihar Sharif and Munger are other important places which can be reached from Mokameh Junction.  Mokameh is also connected by national and state highways to other parts of Bihar state, while nearby airbase to the junction is Patna Airport.

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