Barauni Junction railway station

BARAUNI JUNCTION
Barauni Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Barauni, Begusarai district, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°27′44″N 85°59′17″E
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Lines	Barauni–Mokama section Barauni—Lakhisarai Section Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Barauni–Guwahati line Barauni–Raxaul and Jainagar Lines Barauni–Gorakhpur line Barauni–Hajipur chord line Barauni–Lakhisarai–Howrah line Barauni–Mokama–Patna line
Platforms	9
Tracks	15
Connections	Hajipur Junction Kiul Junction Patna Junction Katihar Junction Samastipur Junction
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BJU
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Sonpur
History
Opened	1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)
Electrified	2001–02
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Route map km Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul & Jainagar lines to Samastipur 0 Barauni Junction Mokama–Barauni section to Mokama 2 New Barauni Junction NH 122 4 Bihat Halt 8 Tilrath 11 Singhaul Halt 15 Begusarai 22 Lakho 28 Danauli Phulwaria 33 Lakhminia 39 Sanha Halt 42 Sahibpur Kamal Junction Sahibganj loop to Jamalpur 48 Umeshnagar Burhi Gandak River Samastipur–Khagaria line to Samastipur 55 Khagaria Junction 64 Mansi Junction Mansi–Saharsa line to Saharsa Junction NH 31 69 Chedhabanni Halt 75 Maheshkhunt 79 Gauchhari 87 Pasraha 93 Bharat Khand Halt 98 Narayanpur 106 Thana Bihpur to Mahadeopur Ghat NH 31 111 Bagrigram Halt 115 Kharik 122 Naugachia 128 Banikpur Halt 133 Katareah NH 31 Kosi River Saharsa–Purnia line to Bihariganj (planned) 142 Kursela 146 Sameli Halt 151 Bakhri 159 Karhagola Road 170 Semapur 34 Tejnarayanpur 30 Kantakosh Halt 24 Manihari 21 Baghmara Halt 16 Mahiyarpur 13 Kumaripur 08 Mansahi 00 181 Katihar Junction Jogbani–Katihar line to Jogbani Katihar–Siliguri line via Azamnagar Road Katihar–Siliguri line to Barsoi km
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Barauni Junction railway station (station code BJU), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Barauni Junction is located in Barauni city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a company named Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Muzaffarpur Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall, fruit stall, dairy stall, meal stall and book stall.

Platforms

Barauni Junction has 9 Platforms. The platforms are interconnected by two foot overbridges.

Electric Loco Shed, Barauni

Electric Loco Shed, Barauni is an engine shed for the repair and maintenance of electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Barauni, Begusarai district of the East Central Railway zone in Bihar, India. It falls under the Sonpur railway division. It is Bihar's first electric locomotive maintenance shed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the locomotive shed in September 2020. It can accommodate over 200 locomotives.

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WAP-7	6350	6
2.	WAG-9	6120	194
Total Locomotives Active as of January 2026			200

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are

• Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga, 112 kilometres (70 mi)
• Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna 127 kilometres (79 mi)
• Gaya Airport 147 kilometres (91 mi)

External links

• Official website of the Begusarai district