Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section

Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
Overview
Type	Passenger and Freight Train Line
Status	Operational
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Muzaffarpur Hajipur
Stations	11
Services	Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Operation
Opened	1886
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	Indian Railway, East Central Railway
Depot(s)	Hajipur and Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur
Rolling stock	Diesel Locos: WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP 4 and WDG 4
Technical
Line length	53.83 km (33.4 mi)
Track length	59 km (36.7 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (electrified)
Track gauge	Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25kV 50Hz AC OHLE (between 2011 and December 2014) (started 24 December 2014)[1]
Operating speed	up to 100 km/h (62 mph)
Highest elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Route map Legend (km) 0.00 Muzaffarpur Junction 6.04 Ram Dayalu Nagar 13.75 Turki 20.09 Kurhani 25.88 Goraul 27.81 Benipatti 34.17 Bhagwanpur 38.83 Bithauli 43.22 Sarai 49.27 Ghoshawar 53.83 Hajipur Junction

The Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section is a railway line connecting Muzaffarpur to Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. The 53.83 km (33 mi) line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar.

Electrification

Former Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav 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.^[2]

The electrification work was completed in December 2014 itself. But the first passenger train to run with an electric locomotive was Maurya Express w.e.f. 23 November 2015.

Stations

There are 9 stations between Muzaffarpur Junction and Hajipur Junction.

Speed limit

The Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of Indian Railways. So maximum speed is restricted to 100 km/h, as there is a single BG electrified line between Ram Dayalu Nagar and Hajipur which was electrified in December 2014^[2] and the doubling work was in progress.^[3]

Sidings and workshops

• Kanti Thermal Power Station, Muzaffarpur^[4]
• 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

See also

• Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
• Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
• Barauni–Samastipur section
• Muzaffarpur Junction railway station
• Hajipur Junction railway station
• East Central Railway zone

References