August 22, 2012

Raxaul Railway Junction


         Raxaul junction is located in the East Champaran district of Bihar on the Indo-Nepal border. The railway station is situated along with the Birganj town on the other side of the border. The station comes under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway at Samastipur. Station code is RXL.
       Raxaul is situated at about 196 km from Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Nearest airport is at Gorakhpur. Nearby tourist places are Motihari, Lauria Nandangarh, Kesaria, Buddha Stupa, and Sitamrahi. Major trains passing through this junction are: Mithila Express connecting Howrah, Sadhbhawana Express connecting Delhi, Satyagrah Express connecting Delhi, Mumbai LTT –Raxaul Jansadharan express connecting Mumbai. Many local trains run between Nakshattraganj and Raxaul.

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