Hajipur Junction railway station

Hajipur Junction, (station code HJP), is a major railway station and headquarters in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[4][5] Hajipur Junction is located in Hajipur city in the Indian state of Bihar.^[6] Hajipur is the district headquarters of Vaishali district and is located at 33 km by rail route from Patna Junction. East Central Railway was inaugurated on 8 September 1996 with headquarters at Hajipur, Bihar. It became operational on 1 October 2002.^{[5][7] [4]}

Hajipur Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Main entrance of Hajipur Jn.
General information
Location	Station Rd., Hajipur - 844101, Bihar, India
Coordinates	25°42′8″N 85°12′55″E
Elevation	55 metres (180 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Hajipur–Muzaffarpur–Samastipur–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Hajipur—Sagauli line Under Construction
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Connections	Bus, Auto, Taxi, Cab
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning (Wi-Fi enabled)
Station code	HJP[1]
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Sonpur
History
Opened	1862; 162 years ago (1862)[2]
Electrified	(2013–2016)[3] 25 kV 50 Hz AC (Double Electric–line)
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
70,000/day
Services
04 Rajdhani, 02 Garib Rath, 130 Superfast/Mail/Express, 20 Passenger/Demu/Memu trains
Location Hajipur Junction Location in Bihar Show map of Bihar Hajipur Junction Location in India Show map of India

Hajipur is well connected with various major cities of Bihar like Patna, Sonpur, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Chhapra and Siwan. Hajipur Junction railway station is directly connected to most of the major cities in India.^[8][7]

History

Hajipur Station view

v t e Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Legend
km To Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Patna Junction To Patna–Gaya line To Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed) 1 R Block 2 Old Sachdeva 3 Bailey Road 3.4 Punaichak 4 Shivpuri 6 Rajiv Nagar 8 Digha Ghat 2 Sachivalay Halt 6 Phulwari Sharif 10 Danapur To Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line 12 Patliputra Junction 15 Digha Bridge Halt Digha–Sonpur Bridge 24 Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction To Chhapra 27 Sonpur Junction 33 Hajipur Junction To Barauni To Muzaffarpur

The construction of railway line through Hajipur was completed and opened in 1862.^[9] Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[10][11]

The 51 km (32 mi)-long Hajipur–Muzaffarpur line was opened in 1884. A new second bridge on river Gandak has been opened (5.5 km) between Sonpur Junction and Hajipur for double line traffic for this section. The electrification work in Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section was completed by July 2016.^[12]

Lines

Three rail lines connect it to Muzaffarpur, Barauni and Sonpur. Via Sonpur one can go to Chhapra and Patna.

Facilities

The major facilities are mechanised cleaning, free Wi-Fi in entire Junction, available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. There are five platforms that are interconnected with two foot overbridges.^[13]

Facilities include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility.^[14] A new entry point has been constructed and commissioned on west side in addition to previous one on East side. This railway station is also equipped with RailTel WI-FI facility provided by joint venture Indian Railways and Google.^[13]

Trains

Hajipur Junction served by several Express and Superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local Passenger trains also run from Hajipur Junction to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.^[15][16]

The 21 km (13 mi) line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting North Bihar and South Bihar, and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar. The new track of the 148.3 km (92.1 mi) long Hajipur–Sugauli via Vaishali line. The 59 km (37 mi) long existing Chhapra–Hajipur line was being doubled.^[15][16]

Nearest airports

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 19 kilometres (12 mi)
2. Gaya Airport 123 kilometres (76 mi)
3. Darbhanga Airport 139 kilometres (86 mi)

See also

• East Central Railway zone

Hajipur travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

1. "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018. icf.indianrailways.gov.in
2. Intra Urban Market Geography. Concept Publishing Company. 1980. pp. 35–. GGKEY:H0N03P8ZTPB. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
3. "Dream come true, now electric train will be filled with speed" [Realizing the dream, now the electric train will fill]. Jagran.com. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
4. "Sonpur Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016. ecr.indianrailways.gov.in
5. Official website of East Central railway Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ecr.indianrailways.gov.in
6. "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012. sonpurrail.gov.in
7. "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016. indianrail.gov.in
8. Kory Goldberg; Michelle Dcary (9 November 2009). Along the Path – The Meditator's Companion to the Buddha's Land. Pariyatti. pp. 200–. ISBN 978-1-928706-56-4. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
9. O'Malley, L. S. S. (1924). Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers Patna — L.S.S. O'malley — Google Books. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681210. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
10. "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012. sonpurrail.gov.in
11. Verma, Kumod (28 April 2011). "ECR a key zone of Indian Railways". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
12. "Express-train cheer for Digha rail bridge". The Telegraph. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021. telegraphindia.com
13. "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. indianrail.gov.in
14. "Hajipur station gets a facelift". The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012. articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
15. "Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2011-12" (PDF). East Central Railway. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012. indianrailways.gov.in
16. "Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2012-13" (PDF). East Central Railway. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012. indianrailways.gov.in

External links

• Hajipur Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
• Official Website of Sonpur Division
• Official website of the East Central Railway zone