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]
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Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone |
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Location | Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar![]() |
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 Kiul-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 |
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Status | Functioning |
Station code | BJU |
Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone |
Division(s) | Sonpur |
History | |
Opened | 1 May 1883; 139 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 |
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]
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.
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Barauni Junction has 9 platforms. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). It has two foot overbridges. Another foot overbridge will be built at this station. Platform no.1 will again rebuilt here soon.
Electric Loco Shed, Barauni is a 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 2,500 locomotives. At inauguration its initial capacity was 55 locomotives, with currently is 106 locomotives.[7]
The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are
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