The Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section is an electrified double railway line connecting
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...
to
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 ...
in the Indian state of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
. The line passes through the plains of
North Bihar
''North Bihar'' is a term used for the region of Bihar, India, which lies north of the Ganga river.
Towns and Cities
* Naugachia
A sub-division in the Bhagalpur district, Naugachia is renowned for its banana farming and is affectionatel ...
and the
Gangetic Plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the Northern Plain or North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain spanning across the northern and north-eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. It encompasses northern and eastern India, eastern Pakist ...
in Bihar.
Electrification
Former Railway Minister
Laloo Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Bihar, chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the Railway Minister (India), union minister for Railways fro ...
announced 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 2011 and was completed in 2014.
Stations
There are 9 stations between and .
Speed limit
The Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
. So maximum speed is restricted to 130 km/h, which was electrified in December 2014
and the doubling work was in progress which is completed between Muzaffarpur Junction to Bhagwanpur railway station .
Sidings and workshops
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Kanti Thermal Power Station
NTPC Kanti also known as George Fernandes Thermal Power Plant Station is located in Kanti, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. George Fernandes was former Member of Parliament from Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar. It is wholly owned subsidiary company of NTPC ...
, Muzaffarpur
* Bharat Wagon Engineering Limited, Muzaffarpur
* Major Freight Terminal at Narayanpur Anant
* Bharat Petroleum Siding, Narayanpur Anant
* FCI Siding at Narayanpur Anant
* PSC Sleeper Siding at Sarai
* DEMU maintenance depot at
Sonepur Sonepur or Sonapur may refer to:
;India
* Sonapur, Alipurduar, village in West Bengal, India
* Sonapur, Assam, town
** Sonapur College
* Sonapur, Bhandup, urban area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
* Sonpur, Bihar, town in Bihar, India
** Sonpur c ...
See also
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Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
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Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
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Barauni–Samastipur section
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East Central Railway zone
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at and comprises , , , and divisions.
History
First set up on 8 September 1996 with headquarters at Hajipur, Bihar, East Central R ...
References
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5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Railway lines in Bihar
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Transport in Hajipur