| Muzaffarpur Junction | |
| Type: | Indian Railways station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Address: | Muzaffarpur, Bihar |
| Country: | India |
| Elevation: | 57m (187feet) |
| Line: | Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line |
| Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
| Platform: | 8 |
| Tracks: | 22 |
| Bicycle: | Available |
| Parking: | Available |
| Connections: | City bus, auto rickshaw, taxi, cab service |
| Electrified: | , 25 kV AC 50 Hz[1] |
| Owned: | East Central Railway zone |
| Operator: | Indian Railways |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Former: | East Indian Railway |
| Passengers: | 3,57,075 per day |
| Map Type: | India Bihar#India |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is an A1 category railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Muzaffarpur Junction is selected in station re-development plan with airport facilities & will be by Railway Infrastructure Development authority. Muzaffarpur Junction is located in Muzaffarpur city, the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.[2]
In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a railway station Development Corporation (RSDC) that would work on improving the major railway stations, including Muzaffarpur Junction, by building and improving passenger amenities.[3] Under the development scheme, major development works are going on Muzaffarpur Junction. Separate air conditioned waiting lounge, free WiFi facility, IRCTC food court and many facilities are going to be available on Muzaffarpur Junction at the end of 2018. To enhance the security of this station, a metal detector and baggage handling system will be installed soon.
Muzaffarpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway.[4]
There are eight platforms at Muzaffarpur Junction. The station ranks 46th out of 75 A1 category stations of Indian Railways included in the Cleanness Survey conducted by IRCTC in 2017.[5]
The platforms are interconnected with three foot overbridges. Platforms no.6,7 and 8 are mainly for Hajipur, Sitamarhi, Narkatiaganj and Raxaul-bound passenger trains and some low-priority trains in the direction. Platforms no. 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 cater to most of the trains passing through the junction; platforms no. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are the most important.
Sonpur is the divisional headquarters, and all the trains passing through this route have stoppages here. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Muzaffarpur to neighbouring destinations. The following is a list of all the trains passing from Muzaffarpur Junction (as of 10 May 2012). The Muzaffarpur Junction is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous trains such as Sapt Kranti Express, Garib Rath Express etc. ISO 9001:2008 certified train Vaishali Express crosses the station daily in both directions and ISO 9001:2008 certified train Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express crosses the junction. Champaran Humsafar Express from Katihar to Delhi is running twice a week from 10 April 2018.[6]