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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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]
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.
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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 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 |
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| 1. | WAP-7 | 6350 | 6 |
| 2. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 154 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 | 160 | ||
The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are
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