Barauni Junction railway station
Barauni Junction Railway Station | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar India | ||||
Coordinates | 25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°E | ||||
Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | East Central Railways | ||||
Line(s) | Mokama–Barauni section Luckeesarai—Barauni Section Barauni–Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections Barauni–Samastipur section Barauni–Guwahati line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Barauni–Lakhisarai–Howrah line Barauni–Mokama–Patna line | ||||
Platforms | 9 | ||||
Tracks | 15 | ||||
Connections | Hajipur Junction, Kiul Junction, Patna Junction, Katihar Junction, Samastipur Junction | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Accessible | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | BJU | ||||
Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Sonpur | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 May 1883 | ||||
Electrified | 2001–02[1] | ||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway | ||||
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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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Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone |
History
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]
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
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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
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 |
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are
- Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga, 112 kilometres (70 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 127 kilometres (79 mi)
- Gaya International Airport 147 kilometres (91 mi)
References
- ^ "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "बिहार के बरौनी में 130 करोड़ की लागत से बने राज्य के पहले विद्युत लोको शेड का पीएम ने दिया तौहफा". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.