Kaptanganj Junction railway station explained

Kaptanganj Junction
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways station
Address:State Highway 64, Kaptanganj, Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:26.9255°N 83.6993°W
Map Type:India#India Uttar Pradesh
Elevation:89m (292feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:North Eastern
Line:
Platform:3
Tracks:4
Bicycle:No
Parking:Yes
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes

Kaptanganj Junction railway station is a small railway station in Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is CPJ. It serves Kaptanganj town. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

The Siwan–Kaptanganj line was opened between 1907 and 1913. The doubling work survey for Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line was sanctioned in the Railway Budget of 2012–13.[2]

The East Central Railway zone also applied for the electrification of the following sections to the Ministry of Railways (India) for the Rail Budget 2015–16.[3] [4] The doubling work survey for "Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line" was sanctioned in the Railway Budget of 2012–13.[5]

The East Central Railway zone also applied for the electrification of the following sections to the Ministry of Railways (India) for the Rail Budget 2015–16.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CPJ/Kaptanganj Junction. India Rail Info.
  2. News: Bihar moans 'empty-box'. State gets few trains, but little else. https://archive.today/20150118163934/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120315/jsp/bihar/story_15251139.jsp%23.VLStD9KUcRE. dead. 18 January 2015. Amit. Bhelari. Telegraph India. 15 March 2012.
  3. News: (untitled). https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044319/http://epaper.livehindustan.com/story.aspx?id=51808&boxid=114991498&ed_date=2015-01-13&ed_code=88&ed_page=6. dead. 2016-03-04. Hidustan E-paper.
  4. News: कई रेलखंडों पर दौड़ेंगी इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेनें. Electric trains will run on several Relkhandon. prabhatkhabar.com. 15 January 2015.
  5. News: Bihar moans 'empty-box'. State gets few trains, but little else. https://archive.today/20150118163934/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120315/jsp/bihar/story_15251139.jsp%23.VLStD9KUcRE. dead. 18 January 2015. Amit. Bhelari. Telegraph India. 15 March 2012.
  6. News: (untitled). https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044319/http://epaper.livehindustan.com/story.aspx?id=51808&boxid=114991498&ed_date=2015-01-13&ed_code=88&ed_page=6. dead. 2016-03-04. Hidustan E-paper.
  7. News: कई रेलखंडों पर दौड़ेंगी इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेनें. Electric trains will run on several Relkhandon. prabhatkhabar.com. 15 January 2015.