Jamalpur Junction railway station
Railway station in Munger, Bihar, India
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Jamalpur Junction railway station, station code JMP, is the railway station serving the Munger–Jamalpur twin cities in the Munger district in the Indian State of Bihar.[1]
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| Location | Jamalpur, Bihar India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°30′53″N 86°50′38″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 59 metres (194 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Express train and Passenger train station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Sahibganj loop , Barauni-Sahebpur kamal-Jamalpur line and khagaria-Jamalpur line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JMP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Malda | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1862[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Double electrified line[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 200,000 per day | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location
Jamalpur Junction is the main railhead for Munger city. Jamalpur Junction is part of the Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Jamalpur Junction is connected to metropolitan areas of India, Sahibganj loop via Kiul–Rampurhat route. It has an average elevation of 59 metres (194 ft). The station is located about 8 km from Munger city.
Lines
Traveling south-west, Kiul Junction railway station is the main station next to Jamalpur. Going east, Bhagalpur Junction is the nearest main station. A mega Munger Ganga Bridge connects it to nearby districts like Begusarai, Khagaria and various districts of North Bihar .
Diesel loco Shed, Jamalpur
Infrastructure
There are four platforms. The platforms are connected by four foot overbridges, escalators and elevators.[citation needed]
It is the first station of the Malda Division to have a Centralised Route Relay Interlocking (CRRI) system.[citation needed]
