Jamalpur Junction | |
Type: | Express train and Passenger train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Jamalpur, Bihar |
Country: | India |
Map Type: | India#India Bihar |
Elevation: | 59m (194feet) |
Line: | Sahibganj loop, Barauni-Sahebpur kamal-Jamalpur line and khagaria-Jamalpur line |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 8 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Double electrified line |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway zone |
Status: | Functional |
Passengers: | 200,000 per day |
Jamalpur Junction railway station, station code JMP, is the railway station serving the Munger–Jamalpur twin cities in the Munger district in the Indian State of Bihar.[1]
Jamalpur Junction is the main railhead for Munger city. Jamalpur Junction is part of the Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Jamalpur Junction is connected to metropolitan areas of India, Sahibganj loop via – route. It has an average elevation of 59m (194feet). The station is located about 8 km from Munger city.
Traveling south-west, Kiul Junction railway station is the main station next to Jamalpur. Going east, is the nearest main station. A mega Munger Ganga Bridge connects it to nearby districts like Begusarai, Khagaria and various districts of North Bihar .
SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 3100 | 40 | ||
3. | 3100 | 24 | ||
4. | 5350 | 12 | ||
5. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 07 | |
6. | WAG-5H | 3850 | 02 | |
Total locomotives active as of July 2024[2] | 85 |
There are four platforms. The platforms are connected by two foot overbridges, escalators and elevators.
It is the first station of the Malda Division to have a Centralised Route Relay Interlocking (CRRI) system.
2. Jamalpur junction Railway station. Source: indiarailinfo.com