Barauni Junction railway station


BARAUNI JUNCTION
Barauni Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationBarauni, Begusarai district, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°E / 25.46222; 85.98806
Elevation48 metres (157 ft)
System Indian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
LinesBarauni–Mokama section
Barauni—Lakhisarai Section
Barauni–Katihar section
Barauni–Samastipur section
Barauni–Guwahati line
Barauni–Raxaul and Jainagar Lines
Barauni–Gorakhpur line
Barauni–Hajipur chord line
Barauni–Lakhisarai–Howrah line
Barauni–Mokama–Patna line
Platforms9
Tracks15
ConnectionsHajipur Junction
Kiul Junction
Patna Junction
Katihar Junction
Samastipur Junction
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBJU
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Sonpur
History
Opened1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)
Electrified2001–02[1]
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Route map
km
Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul &
Jainagar lines to Samastipur
0
 Barauni Junction
Mokama–Barauni section
to Mokama
2
 New Barauni Junction
NH122-IN.svg NH 122
4
 Bihat Halt
8
 Tilrath
11
 Singhaul Halt
15
 Begusarai
22
 Lakho
28
 Danauli Phulwaria
33
 Lakhminia
39
 Sanha Halt
42
 Sahibpur Kamal Junction
Sahibganj loop
to Jamalpur
48
 Umeshnagar
Burhi Gandak River
Samastipur–Khagaria line
to Samastipur
55
 Khagaria Junction
64
 Mansi Junction
Mansi–Saharsa line
to Saharsa Junction
NH31-IN.svg NH 31
69
 Chedhabanni Halt
75
 Maheshkhunt
79
 Gauchhari
87
 Pasraha
93
 Bharat Khand Halt
98
 Narayanpur
106
 Thana Bihpur
to Mahadeopur Ghat
NH31-IN.svg NH 31
111
 Bagrigram Halt
115
 Kharik
122
 Naugachia
128
 Banikpur Halt
133
 Katareah
NH31-IN.svg NH 31
Kosi River
Saharsa–Purnia line
to Bihariganj (planned)
142
 Kursela
146
 Sameli Halt
151
 Bakhri
159
 Karhagola Road
170
 Semapur
34
 Tejnarayanpur
30
 Kantakosh Halt
24
 Manihari
21
 Baghmara Halt
16
 Mahiyarpur
13
 Kumaripur
8
 Mansahi
0
181
 Katihar Junction
Jogbani–Katihar line
to Jogbani
Katihar–Siliguri line
via Azamnagar Road
Katihar–Siliguri line
to Barsoi
km
Location
Barauni Junction is located in India
Barauni Junction
Barauni Junction
Location in Barauni
Barauni Junction is located in Bihar
Barauni Junction
Barauni Junction
Location in India
Interactive map of Barauni Junction

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]

History

In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a company named Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) 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 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 for the repair and maintenance of 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 2020. It can accommodate over 200 locomotives.

SN Locomotives HP Quantity
1. WAP-7 6350 6
2. WAG-9 6120 194
Total Locomotives Active as of January 2026 200

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are

References

  1. ^ "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "बिहार के बरौनी में 130 करोड़ की लागत से बने राज्य के पहले विद्युत लोको शेड का पीएम ने दिया तौहफा". 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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