Banmankhi Junction railway station

BANMANKHI JUNCTION
Indian Railways junction station
New constructed building of Banmankhi Junction.
General information
Location	Station Road, Banmankhi, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°53′06″N87°11′36″E / 25.885013°N 87.193268°E / 25.885013; 87.193268
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Saharsa–Purnia line Banmankhi–Bihariganj branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNKI
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Samastipur
History
Opened	1940;85 years ago (1940)
Electrified	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Previous names	East Indian Railways
Location Banmankhi Junction railway station Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Banmankhi Junction railway station Banmankhi Junction railway station (India) Show map of India

v t e Saharsa–Purnia Line
Legend
km Saharsa–Forbesganj line 99 Saharsa Junction Mansi–Saharsa line to Mansi 96 Karu Khirhar Nagar 91 Baijnathpur 83 Methai 78 Dauram Madhepura 69 Budhma 66 Bhairopatti 62 Deenapatti 56 Murliganj 50 Rupauli 43 Jankinagar 40 Harapatti Barauni–Katihar section to Kursela (planned) 63 Bihariganj 31 Mahikhand Halt 56 Raghunans Nagar 51 Barhara Kothi 49 Sukhsena 46 Aurahi 43 Sukhasan Kothi 36 Banmankhi Junction 26 Sarsi 23 Alinagar Tola 14 Krityanand Nagar 5 Purnia Court Saura river Jogbani–Katihar line to Jogbani 0 Purnia Junction' Jogbani–Katihar line to Katihar

Banmankhi Junction railway station (station code:- BNKI), is the railway station serving the town of Banmankhi in the Purnea district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a NSG-4 category railway station of Samastipur railway division in East Central Railway. ^[1]

History

Banmankhi Junction railway station was opened in 1937, becoming the second junction railway station in Purnea district, Bihar, British India. The construction of the Purnea - Banmankhi - Murliganj and Bihariganj section, built by the East Bengal Railway, began in 1929 and was completed in 1937, passing through this station. ^[2]

After India’s independence, the Saharsa - Budhmaghat line was extended to Murliganj in 1954, connecting the entire Purnea - Saharsa section with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge tracks. ^[3]

The gauge conversion work on the Purnia - Saharsa section commenced in the year 2007-08, resulting in a partial suspension of train services. However, the unprecedented floods in the Kosi River in 2008 severely disrupted and delayed the project. ^[4] After eight years of construction, the broad gauge (BG) line on the remaining Banmankhi - Purnia section was finally completed and inaugurated on June 10, 2016, by the then Railway Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu. ^[5]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P.) office.

There are 3 platforms in Banmankhi Junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Route of Jansewa Express

• 14617/14618 Purnia Court–Amritsar Jan Sewa Express

Route:- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra Junction, Siwan Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Gonda Junction, Sitapur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Laksar Junction, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar City, Amritsar

Route of Kosi Express

• 18626/18625 Kosi Express

Route:- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur Junction, Patna Junction, Jehanabad, Gaya Junction, Koderma, Gomoh Junction, Bokaro Steel City, Muri Junction, Ranchi, Hatia

Route of Janhit Express

• 13205/13206 Janhit Express

Route :- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur, Patliputra

Route of Janki Express

• 15283/15284 Janaki Intercity Express

Route:- Manihari, Katihar, Purnia, Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Rusera Ghat, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Jaynagar

Route of Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnia)

• 13169/13170 Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnea)

Route:- Saharsa Junction, Purnea, Katihar, Malda Town, Azimganj, Katwa and Sealdah

References

1. "BNKI/Banmankhi Junction". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
2. "Map of EBR 1929".
3. "Lines of NER Pg.-6" (PDF).
4. "Train Services suspended in Purnia".
5. "Purnia Saharsa BG line to open tomorrow".