Barauni Junction railway station

25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°E / 25.46222; 85.98806Elevation48 metres (157 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central RailwaysLine(s)Mokama–Barauni section
Luckeesarai—Barauni Section
Barauni–Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections
Barauni–Samastipur section
Barauni–Guwahati line
Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line
Barauni–Lakhisarai–Howrah line
Barauni–Mokama–Patna linePlatforms8Tracks15ConnectionsHajipur Junction, Kiul Junction, Patna Junction , Katihar Junction , Samastipur JunctionConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesAccessible AvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBJU Zone(s) East Central Railway zone Division(s) SonpurHistoryOpened1 May 1883; 141 years ago (1883-05-01)Electrified2001–02^[1]Previous namesEast Indian Railway

Location
Barauni Junction Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Barauni Junction Barauni Junction (India) Show map of India

Barauni Junction railway station (station code BJU), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Barauni Junction is located in Barauni city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.^[2]

v t e Mokama–Barauni section
Legend
km to Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Mokama Rampur Dumra 5 Aunta (halt) 8 Hathidah to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line Rajendra Setu across Ganges 11 Rajendra pul 12 Chakia Thermal (halt) 15 Semaria 18 Garhara (halt) to Barauni–Katihar section 21 Barauni to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

History

In February 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Muzaffarpur Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.^[3]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking.^[4] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall, fruit stall, dairy stall, meal stall and book stall.

Platforms

Barauni Junction has eight platforms. The platforms are interconnected by two foot overbridges. Another foot overbridge will be built at this station. Platform no.1 will again rebuilt here soon.

Electric Loco Shed, Barauni

Electric Loco Shed, Barauni is an engine shed performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Barauni, Begusarai district of the East Central Railway zone in Bihar, India. It falls under the Sonpur railway division. It is Bihar's first electric locomotive maintenance shed.^[5][6]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the locomotive shed in September 2019. It can accommodate 200 locomotives.

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WAP-7	6350	6
2.	WAG-9	6120	152
Total Locomotives Active as of May 2024			158

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are

1. Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga , 112 kilometres (70 mi)
2. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 127 kilometres (79 mi)
3. Gaya International Airport 147 kilometres (91 mi)

References

External links

• Official website of the Begusarai district

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