Hajipur Junction, (station code HJP), is a major railway station and headquarters in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway zone of the

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.Official website of East Central railway
ecr.indianrailways.gov.in Hajipur Junction is located in

Hajipur Hajipur (, ) is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India. Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna. It had a total population ...

city in the

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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 Be ...

. 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 1st October 2002. indianrail.gov.in ecr.indianrailways.gov.in Hajipur is well connected with various major cities of Bihar like Patna, Sonpur, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, and Chhapra. Hajipur Junction railway station is directly connected to most of the major cities in India.

History

The construction of railway line through Hajipur was completed and opened in 1862. Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway zone of the

. sonpurrail.gov.in The -long Hajipur–Muzaffarpur line was opened in 1884. A new second bridge on

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has been opened (5.5 km) between

Sonpur Junction Sonpur Junction, station code SEE, is a railway station and the headquarters of the Sonpur railway division of East Central Railway. Sonpur Junction is located in Sonpur city in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. History In 2011, th ...

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for double line traffic for this section. The electrification work in

Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section The Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section is a railway line connecting Patna to Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. The line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting South Bihar and North Bihar, and the Gangetic Plain i ...

was completed by July 2016. telegraphindia.com

Lines

Three rail lines connect it to

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth m ...

, Barauni and Sonpur. Via Sonpur one can go to

Chhapra Chhapra is a city and headquarters of the Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when th ...

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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. ...

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. indianrail.gov.in Facilities include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility. articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com A new entry point has been constructed and commissioned on north side in addition to previous one on south side. This railway station is also equipped with RailTel WI-FI facility provided by joint venture

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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. indianrailways.gov.in indianrailways.gov.in The line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting North Bihar and South Bihar, and the

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. The new track of the long

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Sugauli Sugauli is a city and a notified area in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (spelled as "Segowlee" in said story), and the place where a treaty was signed with N ...

via Vaishali line. The long existing

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line was being doubled.

Nearest Airports

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. To ...

Gaya Airport Gaya Airport is an international airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. This airport is 12 kilometres south-west of Gaya and 5 kilometres away from the temple city of Bodh Gaya, from where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment. Overview Gaya ...

# Darbhanga Airport

References

External links

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Official Website of Sonpur Division

Official website of the East Central Railway zone
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