Nalanda railway station
Nalanda railway station, station code NLD, is a railway station and under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Nalanda is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Bihar
- Also known as: “Nālanda”, “Nalanda Railroad Station”, and “Nālanda Railroad Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nalanda and Deepnagar Halt railway station.
Nalanda
Park
Photo: Uphogaphy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara in medieval Magadha, eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and often referred to as "the world's first residential university", it was located near the city of Rajagriha, roughly 90 kilometres southeast of Pataliputra. Nalanda is situated 2½ km northwest of Nalanda railway station.
Deepnagar Halt railway station
Railway stop
Deepnagar Halt railway station is a halt railway station on the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line under the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 82 at Deep Nagar in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. Deepnagar Halt railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Nalanda railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nalanda and Pawapuri.
Nalanda
Photo: Srijitakundan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nalanda is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the Indian state of Bihar. The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pawapuri
Photo: Photo Dharma, CC BY 2.0.
Pawapuri, 101 kilometers from Patna and 38 kilometers from Rajgir, or Pava is a holy site for Jains.
Bihar Sharif
Photo: Abhishek.chandan, Public domain.
Bihar Sharif is a town of 300,000 people in Bihar, India. It is east of the Paimar River, a tributary of the Ganges River. The old centre of town has examples of medieval Islamic architecture, such as the Bukhari Mosque.
Nalanda railway station
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Silao, Nalanda, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.12274° or 25° 7′ 22″ northLongitude
85.46313° or 85° 27′ 47″ eastElevation
63 metres (207 feet)Operator
ECRAbbreviation
“NLD”Open location code
7MQ74FF7+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 806415348OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
11029605Wikidata ID
Q24041354
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In Other Languages
From French to Thai—“Nalanda railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Nalanda”
- Hindi: “नालान्दा रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Santali: “ᱱᱟᱞᱚᱱᱫᱟ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
- Thai: “นาลันทา”
- Thai: “สถานีรถไฟนาลันทา”
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