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{{Short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{distinguish|Mahuva Junction railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|MAHUDA JUNCTION}}
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = mahuda1.png
| image_caption = Durunto passing through Mahuda Junction
| address = NH 18(NH 32), Mahuda, [[Dhanbad district]], [[Jharkhand]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord| 23.747542 |N|86.270312 |E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{Convert|205.00|m|ft}}
| line = Howrah–Kharagpur–Gomoh line<br>Howrah–Kharagpur–Bokaro line<br>Dhanbad–Mahuda–Chandrapura line<br>[[Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard
| platform = 2
| tracks = 11
| parking = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|1907}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = {{start date and age|1986}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MHQ
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Adra}}
}}
| owned = Government of India
| operator = Indian Railways
| status = Functional
| former = Mohuda
| passengers = 30000+
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India#India Jharkhand#India
| map_dot_label = Mahuda Junction
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location with Mahuda
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mahuda Junction
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
|line=South Eastern Railway zone|left=Jamuniatand|right=Talgoria|type=[[Chandrapura–Mahuda–Bhojudih branch line]]
|line2=South Eastern Railway zone|left2=Khanudih|right2=Malkera JN|type2=[[Gomoh–Bhaga branch line]]}}
| services_collapsible = yes
| route_map = {{Railways in Jharia Coalfield|inline=y}}
}}
'''Mahuda Junction railway station''' is a railway station near NH 18 previously NH32, [[Mahuda|Mahuda Bazaar]] in [[Dhanbad district]], [[Jharkhand]] state. It is operated by [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]] [[Adra railway division|Adra division]]. Its code is MHQ. It is one of cleanest stations of Dhanbad despite its use for coal transportation.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} It is nearest to the Katras Baghmara and Dhanbad as it became the other substitute station for [[Dhanbad Junction railway station|Dhanbad Junction]]. Ii is just 19 km from the area main junction. It is nearest to [[Bokaro Steel City]]. It is a good location both for Bokaro and Dhanbad. The important train is Nandan Kanan Express (ndls-puri).<ref>{{cite web|title=Trains|url=http://indianrailways.info/stations/MHQ/|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> It is mainly in function for Washeries i.e. Mahuda, Moonidih .
The direct trains for major city like [[Ranchi]], [[Rourkela]], [[Nagpur]], [[Kharagpur]], [[Howrah]], [[New Delhi]], [[Kanpur]], [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]], [[Allahabad]], [[Puri]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Cuttack]], [[Surat]], [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]], [[Adra, Purulia|Adra]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Mughalsarai]], [[Asansol]], [[English Bazar|Malda]]

==History==
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] extended its then mainline, the Nagpur–Asansol line, to Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh, on [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway's]] main line, in 1907. The Mohuda–Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Bhaga–Mahuda and Mahuda–Gomoh and Mahuda–Chandrapura sectors were electrified in 1985–88.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 20 April 2013}}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
Mahuda railway station serves around 70K passengers every month.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MHQ |title= Mahuda Junction | publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 16 July 2013}}</ref>

==Trains stop==
'''Super-Fast'''

*12815/16 Puri–New Delhi [[Nandan Kanan Express]]

'''Mail/Express'''

*18627/28 Ranchi–Howrah Intercity Express
*15660/61 Kamakhya–Ranchi Express
*13425/26 Surat-Malda Town Express
*13304/05 Ranchi–Dhanbad Intercity Express
*13403/04 Ranchi–Bhagalpur [[Vananchal Express]]
*18605/06 Ranchi–Jaynagar Express
*08627/28 Howrah–Ranchi Special Express

'''Passenger train'''
*58013/14 Bokaro Steel City–Howrah Express
*58033/34 Bokaro Steel City–Ranchi Passenger (same boggie )
*58603/04 Kharagpur–Gomoh Passenger
*68079/80 Bhojudih–Chandrapura MEMU
*68071/-- Adra–Khanudih MEMU
*68074/-- Khanudih–Bhojudih MEMU
*68017/18 Gomoh–Chakardharpur MEMU

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/2332 Train time table]
* http://www.onlinesanyog.weebly.com/
* http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/

{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1913]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Dhanbad district]]
[[Category:Adra railway division]]

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Mahuda Junction railway station - Revision history

MHNNoella384131 at 13:57, 7 March 2026