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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Current operator | Indian Railways |
| Headquarters | Sonpur ,Bihar |
| Reporting mark | SEE |
| Locale | Bihar ,India |
| Dates of operation | 1978 - Present– |
| Predecessor | North Eastern Railway zone (1978-2002) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad |
Sonpur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Sonpur division was established on 21 Oct. 1978 in North Eastern Railway zone. The ECR zone came into existence on 8 September 1996. Garhara yard and Dinkar Gram Simaria station were merged into this division on 1 January 2005. The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) is Nilmani and the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) is Pankaj Kumar Sinha.[ citation needed ]
It follows the north side of the Ganges and the west side of the Gandak River.
The division routes over 495.361 km, all on BG.[ clarification needed ] This division traverses through 8 districts of Bihar: Saran, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar. Its headquarter is located at Hajipur, Bihar in the state of Bihar of India.
Danapur railway division, Mughalsarai railway division, Dhanbad railway division, and Samastipur railway division are the other railway divisions under ECR Zone headquartered at Hajipur. [1] [2]
Sonpur railway division area starts from Goldinganj (GJH) in the west in Saran.
The list includes the stations under the Sonpur railway division and their station category. [3] [4] [5]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 1 | Muzaffarpur Junction |
| A Category | 3 | Hajipur Junction, Barauni Junction, Khagaria Junction |
| B Category | 5 | Begusarai, Khagaria Junction, Sonpur Junction, Dalsinghsarai, Naugachia |
| C Category (Suburban station) | 0 | - |
| D Category | 16 | SPP, MSK, MNE, DGA, SMO, BCA, DOL, THB, MOG, DES, CRR, KUE, GRL, LAK, KRBP & MNO |
| E Category | 41 | BNR, LKN, NNR, PSR, DUBH, VPN, STLR, AYRN, UJP, TGA, NAZJ, SDG, SKJ, SLT, SIHO, KTRH, NYO, KHQ, KPGM, SAI, GJH, CSR, RD, GAI, KHI, STJT, NRPA, BKRH, TUR, BAGL, TIL, SAE, DPL, UMNR, CKRD, PMU, BUJ, ATNR, BTHL, BUDA & NNNL |
| F Category Halt Station | 28 | - |
| Total | 88 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
Samastipur is a city and a municipal corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Budhi Gandak river flows through the town. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur junction is one of the busiest station in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.
Hajipur is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India. Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna. It had a total population of 1.47 lakh as per census 2011. Vaishali district is ranked 8th among 38 districts in Bihar in terms of growth.
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Ekara is a small village in Hajipur Tehsil/Block in Vaishali District in Indian state of Bihar, India. It comes under Ekara Panchayat. It belongs to Tirhut Division. It is located 9 km towards North from District headquarters Hajipur. As per 2009 stats, Thathan Buzurg is the gram panchayat of Ekara village. And 23 km from State capital Patna. Sonpur, Hajipur, Lalganj are the nearby Cities to Ekara. This Place is in the border of the Vaishali District and Saran District. Saran District Sonpur is west towards this place. Also it is in the Border of other district Patna.
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