Hajipur Junction railway station explained

Hajipur Junction
Style:Indian Railways
Type: Express train and Passenger train station
Address:Station Rd., Hajipur - 844101, Bihar, India
Elevation:55m (180feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:East Central Railway
Platform:5
Tracks:8
Other:Bus, Auto, Taxi, Cab
Structure:Standard
(on-ground station)
Parking:Available
Accessible:Yes
Status:Functioning
(Wi-Fi enabled)
Opened:[1]
Electrified:(2013–2016)[2]
25 kV 50 Hz AC
(Double Electric–line)
Former:East Indian Railway
Passengers:70,000/day
Map Type:India Bihar#India2
Map Dot Label:Hajipur Junction
Services:04 Rajdhani, 02 Garib Rath,
130 Superfast/Mail/Express,
20 Passenger/Demu/Memu trains

Hajipur Junction, (station code HJP), is a major railway station and headquarters in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[3] Hajipur Junction is located in Hajipur city in the Indian state of Bihar.[4] 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 1 October 2002.[3] [5] [6]

Hajipur is well connected with various major cities of Bihar like Patna, Sonpur, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Chhapra and Siwan. Hajipur Junction railway station is directly connected to most of the major cities in India.[7] [5]

History

The construction of railway line through Hajipur was completed and opened in 1862.[8] Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[9] [10]

The -long Hajipur–Muzaffarpur line was opened in 1884. A new second bridge on river Gandak has been opened (5.5 km) between Sonpur Junction and Hajipur for double line traffic for this section. The electrification work in Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section was completed by July 2016.[11]

Lines

Three rail lines connect it to Muzaffarpur, Barauni and Sonpur. Via Sonpur one can go to Chhapra and Patna.

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.[12]

Facilities include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility.[13] 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 Indian Railways and Google.[12]

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.[14] [15]

The 210NaN0 line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting North Bihar and South Bihar, and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar. The new track of the 148.3km (92.1miles) long Hajipur–Sugauli via Vaishali line. The 59km (37miles) long existing Chhapra–Hajipur line was being doubled.[14] [15]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Intra Urban Market Geography. 1980. 6 April 2012. Concept Publishing Company. 35–. GGKEY:H0N03P8ZTPB. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112030339/http://books.google.com/books?id=GfRyNIyl9RkC&pg=PA35. live.
  2. Web site: Dream come true, now electric train will be filled with speed. en. Jagran.com. 22 December 2014. Realizing the dream, now the electric train will fill. 26 June 2021. 21 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121031604/http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-11899365.html. live.
  3. http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in Official website of East Central railway
  4. Web site: Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway . Government of India . 27 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506225623/http://www.sonpurrail.gov.in/ . 6 May 2012 . sonpurrail.gov.in
  5. Web site: Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways . Indian Railways . 13 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf . 19 March 2015. indianrail.gov.in
  6. Web site: Sonpur Railway Division. 13 January 2016. Railway Board. Western Railway zone. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040343/http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1441956713325-History%20of%20East-Central%20Railway.pdf. live. ecr.indianrailways.gov.in
  7. Book: Kory Goldberg. Michelle Dcary. Along the Path – The Meditator's Companion to the Buddha's Land. 6 April 2012. 9 November 2009. Pariyatti. 978-1-928706-56-4. 200–. 28 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130528134838/http://books.google.com/books?id=rWhGU_fPycoC&pg=PA200. live.
  8. Book: Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers Patna — L.S.S. O'malley — Google Books . 9788172681210 . 2015-12-18 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155044/https://books.google.com/books?id=a-QaOP5nK-MC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=bankipore+junction&source=bl&ots=5MS1mi2mAb&sig=MICPQscPfRlRIav-QtSlV9UvK8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp-cXw4uPJAhUBqiwKHSMUCbMQ6AEIMTAE#v=onepage&q=bankipore%20junction&f=false . 22 December 2015. O'Malley . L. S. S. . 1924 .
  9. Web site: Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway. Government of India. 27 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120506225623/http://www.sonpurrail.gov.in/. 6 May 2012. dmy-all. sonpurrail.gov.in
  10. News: Verma . Kumod . ECR a key zone of Indian Railways . 17 January 2021 . The Times of India . 28 April 2011 . en . 7 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200307014154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ECR-a-key-zone-of-Indian-Railways/articleshow/8109226.cms . live. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  11. Web site: Express-train cheer for Digha rail bridge. The Telegraph. 4 July 2016. 26 June 2021. 18 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818112809/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160704/jsp/bihar/story_94633.jsp#.V4e-DtJ97IW. dead. telegraphindia.com
  12. Web site: List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available . . 18 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html . 3 July 2013 . indianrail.gov.in
  13. News: Hajipur station gets a facelift. https://archive.today/20130103072406/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-06/patna/29387921_1_hajipur-passenger-amenities-railways. dead. 3 January 2013. 28 April 2012. The Times of India. 6 April 2011. articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  14. Web site: Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2011-12. East Central Railway. 2012-11-06. 3 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403202120/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/RailBudget_11-12/ECR.pdf. live. indianrailways.gov.in
  15. Web site: Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2012-13 . East Central Railway . 2012-11-06 . 3 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130403171323/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget12-13/works/ECR/ECR.pdf . live. indianrailways.gov.in

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