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]

v t e Mokama–Barauni section
Legend
km to Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Mokama Rampur Dumra 5 Aunta (halt) 8 Hathidah to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line Rajendra Setu across Ganges 11 Rajendra pul 12 Chakia Thermal (halt) 15 Semaria 18 Garhara (halt) to Barauni–Katihar section 21 Barauni to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

Barauni Junction Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°27′44″N 85°59′17″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; 141 years ago (1883-05-01)
Electrified	2001–02[1]
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Location Barauni Junction Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Barauni Junction Barauni Junction (India) Show map of 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 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
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

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.

External links

• Official website of the Begusarai district