Banmankhi Junction railway station

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LocationStation Road, Banmankhi, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°53′06″N 87°11′36″E / 25.885013°N 87.193268°E / 25.885013; 87.193268
Elevation46 metres (151 ft)
SystemIndian Railways junction station

BANMANKHI JUNCTION
New constructed building of Banmankhi Junction.
General information
LocationStation Road, Banmankhi, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°53′06″N 87°11′36″E / 25.885013°N 87.193268°E / 25.885013; 87.193268
Elevation46 metres (151 ft)
SystemIndian Railways junction station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
Lines
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBNKI
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Samastipur
History
Opened1940; 86 years ago (1940)
Electrified 2022; 4 years ago (2022)
Previous namesEast Indian Railways
Route map
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Up arrow
99
Saharsa Junction
Left arrow
96
Karu Khirhar Nagar
91
Baijnathpur
83
Methai
78
Dauram Madhepura
69
Budhma
66
Bhairopatti
62
Deenapatti
56
Murliganj
50
Rupauli
43
Jankinagar
40
Harapatti
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63
Bihariganj
31
Mahikhand Halt
56
Raghunans Nagar
51
Barhara Kothi
49
Sukhsena
46
Aurahi
43
Sukhasan Kothi
36
Banmankhi Junction
26
Sarsi
23
Alinagar Tola
14
Krityanand Nagar
5
Purnia Court
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0
Purnia Junction
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Location
Banmankhi Junction railway station is located in Bihar
Banmankhi Junction railway station
Banmankhi Junction railway station
Location within Bihar
Banmankhi Junction railway station is located in India
Banmankhi Junction railway station
Banmankhi Junction railway station
Banmankhi Junction railway station (India)

Banmankhi Junction railway station (station code:- BNKI), is the railway station serving the town of Banmankhi in the Purnea district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a NSG-4 category railway station of Samastipur railway division in East Central Railway.[1]

Banmankhi Junction railway station was opened in 1937, becoming the second junction railway station in Purnea district, Bihar, British India. The construction of the Purnea - Banmankhi - Murliganj and Bihariganj section, built by the East Bengal Railway, began in 1929 and was completed in 1937, passing through this station.[2]

After India’s independence, the Saharsa - Budhmaghat line was extended to Murliganj in 1954, connecting the entire Purnea - Saharsa section with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)-wide metre-gauge tracks.[3]

The gauge conversion work on the Purnia - Saharsa section commenced in the year 2007-08, resulting in a partial suspension of train services. However, the unprecedented floods in the Kosi River in 2008 severely disrupted and delayed the project.[4] After eight years of construction, the broad gauge (BG) line on the remaining Banmankhi - Purnia section was finally completed and inaugurated on June 10, 2016, by the then Railway Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu.[5]

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