Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section

Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section
Overview
Type Passenger and Freight Train Line
Status Operational
Locale Bihar
Termini Muzaffarpur
Hajipur
Stations 11
Services
Operation
Opened 1886
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Indian Railway, East Central Railway
Depot(s) Hajipur and Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur
Rolling stock Diesel Locos: WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP 4 and WDG 4
Technical
Line length 53.83 km (33 mi)
Track length 59 km
No. of tracks 1 (electrified)
Track gauge Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification

25kV 50Hz AC OHLE (between 2011- December 2014)

  • (started from 24 December 2014)[1]
Operating speed up to 100 km/ h
Highest elevation 57 metres

The Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section is a railway line connecting Muzaffarpur to Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. The 53.83 km (33 mi) line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar.

Electrification

Former Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav announced for the electrification of Barauni-Samastipur-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur line and Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) in the Rail Budget 2008. The electrification began in the year 2011 and completed in 2014.[2]

The electrification work was completed in December 2014 itself. But the first passenger train to run with an electric locomotive was Maurya Express w.e.f. 23 November 2015.

Stations

There are 9 stations between Muzaffarpur Junction and Hajipur Junction .

Station Code Station Name Distance (km)
MFP Muzaffarpur Junction 0
RD Ram Dayalu Nagar 6.04
TUR Turki 13.75
KHI Kurhani 20.09
GRL Goraul 25.88
BNPT Benipatti 27.81
BNR Bhagwanpur 34.17
BTHL Bithauli 38.83
SAI Sarai 43.22
GWH Ghoshawar 49.27
HJP Hajipur Junction 53.83

Speed limit

The Barauni-Samastipur-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of Indian Railways. So maximum speed is restricted to 100 km/hr, as there is single BG electrified line between Ram Dayalu Nagar and Hajipur which got electrified in December 2014[2] and the doubling work was in progress.[3]

Sidings and workshops

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-11899365.html
  2. 1 2 http://www.jagran.com/bihar/samastipur-11812995.html
  3. ↑ http://www.cspm.gov.in/ocmstemp/project_ind.bhr_proc_agency_wise
  4. ↑ http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,336,447
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