Barauni Junction railway station

Barauni Junction
Indian Railway Station
Location	Barauni, Begusarai, Bihar  India
Coordinates	25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°ECoordinates: 25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E / 25.46222°N 85.98806°E
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft)
Operated by	Indian Railway
Line(s)	Mokama-Barauni section, Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines, Barauni-Katihar section
Platforms	8
Tracks	13
Connections	Barauni-Howrah section
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BJU
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Sonpur Division
History
Opened	1 May 1883
Rebuilt	No
Electrified	2001-02[1]
Previous names	East Indian Railway

Barauni Junction, 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]

Mokama-Barauni section
Track gauge: Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Legend
km from Patna on Howrah-Delhi Main Line 0 Mokama Rampur Dumra 5 Aunta (halt) 8 Hathidah to Kiul on Howrah-Delhi Main Line 11 Rajendra pul Rajendra Setu across Ganges 12 Chakia Thermal (halt) 15 Semaria 18 Garhara (halt) 21 Barauni to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines to Barauni-Katihar section Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

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 total 8 platforms. The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridges (FOB).It has two foot over bridge.

Trains

Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Barauni Junction to neighbouring destinations.^[5][6]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are^[7]

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 102 kilometres (63 mi)
2. Gaya International Airport 147 kilometres (91 mi)
3. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 277 kilometres (172 mi)
4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
5. Bagdogra Airport, Bagdogra 372 kilometres (231 mi)
6. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar 545 kilometres (339 mi)

References

1. "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
2. "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
3. "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
4. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
5. "Barauni Junction Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
6. "Trains at Barauni Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
7. "Barauni Junction". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links

• Official website of the Begusarai district