Barauni Junction railway station

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Barauni Junction Railway Station
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General information
Location Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°27′44″N85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°E / 25.46222; 85.98806
Elevation48 metres (157 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railways
Line(s) Barauni - Mokama Section
BarauniLuckeesarai Section
Barauni–Katihar section
Barauni–Samastipur section
Barauni–Guwahati line
Barauni–Raxaul and Jainagar Lines
Barauni–Gorakhpur line
BarauniLakhisaraiHowrah line
BarauniMokamaPatna line
Platforms9
Tracks15
Connections Hajipur Junction, Kiul Junction, Patna Junction, Katihar Junction, Samastipur Junction
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBJU
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Sonpur
History
Opened1 May 1883;142 years ago (1883-05-01)
Electrified2001–02 [1]
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Location
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Barauni Junction
Location within Bihar
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Barauni Junction
Barauni Junction (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]

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History

In February 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up an Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (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 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 2020. It can accommodate over 200 locomotives.

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1. WAP-7 63506
2. WAG-9 6120192
Total Locomotives Active as of February 2025198

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. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  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.