Barauni Junction railway station

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]

Barauni Junction Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationBarauni, Begusarai district, Bihar
 India
Coordinates25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E
Elevation48 metres (157 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast 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
Platforms8
Tracks15
ConnectionsHajipur Junction, Kiul Junction, Patna Junction , Katihar Junction , Samastipur Junction
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBJU
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Sonpur
History
Opened1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)
Electrified2001–02[1]
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Location
Barauni Junction is located in Bihar
Barauni Junction
Barauni Junction
Location within Bihar
Barauni Junction is located in India
Barauni Junction
Barauni Junction
Barauni Junction (India)

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

Barauni Junction has eight platforms. The platforms are interconnected by two foot overbridges. Another foot overbridge will be built at this station. Platform no.1 will again rebuilt here soon.

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 2,500 locomotives. At inauguration its initial capacity was 55 locomotives, with currently is 106 locomotives.[7]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are

  1. Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga , 112 kilometres (70 mi)
  2. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 127 kilometres (79 mi)
  3. Gaya International Airport 147 kilometres (91 mi)

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. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. "Listing All Locos - IRFCA Locomotive Database". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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