Barauni Junction railway station
Railway station in Begusarai, Bihar, India
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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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India
Indian Railways stationBARAUNI JUNCTION | |||||
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 Barauni Junction Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar India | ||||
| Coordinates | 25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E | ||||
| Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Central Railways | ||||
| Lines | Barauni - Mokama Section Barauni—Luckeesarai Section Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Barauni–Guwahati line Barauni–Raxaul and Jainagar Lines Barauni–Gorakhpur line Barauni–Hajipur Chord 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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History
In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a company named Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) 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 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 2020. It can accommodate over 200 locomotives.
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)