Barauni Junction railway station

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Barauni Junction Railway Station

Indian Railways station

General information

Location

Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar
India

Coordinates

25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°E / 25.46222; 85.98806

Elevation

48 metres (157 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

East Central Railways

Line(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 line

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

Hajipur Junction, Kiul Junction, Patna Junction, Katihar Junction, Samastipur Junction

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on-ground station)

Parking

Yes

Accessible

Available

Other information

Status

Functioning

Station code

BJU

Zone(s)

East Central Railway zone

Division(s)

Sonpur

History

Opened

1 May 1883; 141 years ago (1883-05-01)

Electrified

2001–02

Previous names

East Indian Railway

Location
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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.

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.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking. 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

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2012)

Barauni Junction has nine platforms. The platforms are interconnected by two foot overbridges. Platform no.1 will again rebuilting here. as soon as re again will run trains from platform no.1.

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.

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	154
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024			160

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are

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

References

"History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
"Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
"Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
"List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
Chandra, Suresh (March 1966). "Maintenance of Diesel Electric Locomotives on the Eastern Railway, India". Journal of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers. 56 (310): 219–242. doi:10.1243/jile_proc_1966_056_028_02. ISSN 0534-283X.
"बिहार के बरौनी में 130 करोड़ की लागत से बने राज्य के पहले विद्युत लोको शेड का पीएम ने दिया तौहफा". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

Official website of the Begusarai district

Munger division topics

General

Bihar School of Yoga

Districts

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Railway stations

Lok Sabha constituencies

Vidhan Sabha constituencies

Begusarai	Cheria-Baraiarpur Bachwara Teghra Matihani Sahebpur Kamal Begusarai Bakhri
Khagaria	Alauli Khagaria Beldaur Parbatta
Jamui	Jhajha Chakai Jamui Sikandra

Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies

See also

Other divisions of Bihar

Railway stations in Bihar

ECR

Danapur	Ara Junction Bakhtiyarpur Junction Barh Barhiya Bihar Sharif Junction Bihta Buxar Danapur Digha Bridge Halt Fatuha Junction Gulzarbagh Hathidah Junction Harnaut Jehanabad Jamui Jhajha Khusropur Kiul Junction Lakhisarai Junction Mokama Junction Nalanda Nawada Neora Patliputra Junction Patna Junction Patna Sahib Phulwari Sharif Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajgir Silao Tilaiya Junction Warisaliganj
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya	Anugraha Narayan Road Bhabua Road Dehri-on-Sone Gaya Junction Sasaram Junction Son Nagar Junction
Samastipur	Amolwa Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika Bapudham Motihari Barhara Kothi Bhikhna Thori Bhitiharwa Ashram Darbhanga Junction Gawnaha Jaynagar Janakpur Road Kaparpura Laheriasarai Laukaha Bazar Madhubani Mithila Deep Narkatiaganj Junction Purnia Court Raxaul Junction Sagauli Junction Saharsa Junction Simri Bakhtiyarpur Sonbarsa Kachahari Samastipur Junction Sitamarhi Junction
Sonpur	Akshaywat Rai Nagar Barauni Junction Begusarai Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction Chak Sikandar Desari Hajipur Junction Khagaria Junction Khudiram Bose Pusa Mohiuddinnagar Muzaffarpur Junction Ram Dayalu Nagar Nayagaon Sonpur Junction

Malda	Banka Junction Bhagalpur Junction Jamalpur Junction Mandar Hill Munger Purabsarai Sultanganj

NER

Varanasi	Chhapra Junction Siwan Junction

NFR

Katihar	Barsoi Junction Katihar Junction Kishanganj Purnia Junction Teznarayanpur Thakurganj

Railways in Bihar

Network lines
Sections

National network / trunk lines	Grand Chord Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Sahibganj loop Barauni–Guwahati line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Lines around Patna	Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Gaya line Asansol–Patna section Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
Lines around Gaya	Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Gaya–Kiul line Asansol–Gaya section Patna–Gaya line
Lines around Muzaffarpur	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Barauni–Samastipur section Muzaffarpur–Chhapra line (under construction) Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga line (under construction) Muzaffarpur–Janakpur Road line (under construction)
Lines around Barauni	Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Barauni–Guwahati line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Mokama–Barauni section

Rail bridges

Railway stations in Bihar

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