Barauni Junction railway station (station code BJU), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of

East Central Railway The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions. History First set up on 8 ...

. Barauni Junction is located in

Barauni Barauni is an Industrial City situated on the bank of the river Ganges in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. Transport Railways Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar and has strategic location. It is a ju ...

city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

History

In February 2012, The

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had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including

Muzaffarpur Junction Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is an A1 category railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Muzaffarpur Junction is selected in station re-development plan with airport facilities & will be by Railw ...

by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking. 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 9 platforms. The platforms are interconnected with

foot overbridge A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...

s (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

Electric Loco Shed, Barauni is a

engine shed The motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine shed ...

performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for

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s of the

, located at

, Begusarai district of the

East Central Railway zone The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions. History First set up on 8 ...

, India. It falls under the

Sonpur railway division Sonpur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. History Sonpur division was established on 21 Oct. 1978 in North Eastern Railway zone. The ECR zone came into existence on 8 Se ...

.It is Bihar's first electric locomotive maintenance shed. Prime Minister

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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.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are #

Darbhanga Airport Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 highways, which pass through Darbhanga. The airport is op ...

, Darbhanga , 112 Kilometres (70 mi) #

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport Jayprakash Narayan International Airport is an international airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 14th busiest airport in India. ...

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

# Gaya International Airport

References

External links

Official website of the Begusarai district
Railway stations in Begusarai district Railway junction stations in Bihar Sonpur railway division Transport in Barauni {{Bihar-railstation-stub