Muzaffarpur Junction railway station

Muzaffarpur Junction मुज़फ्फरपुर जंक्शन
Regional rail and Light rail station
The main entrance of the station
Location	Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar India
Coordinates	26°07′20″N 85°22′40″E / 26.1222°N 85.3779°E / 26.1222; 85.3779Coordinates: 26°07′20″N 85°22′40″E / 26.1222°N 85.3779°E / 26.1222; 85.3779
Elevation	57 metres (187 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway zone
Operated by	Indian Railway
Line(s)	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 Barauni-Samastipur section Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section
Platforms	6
Tracks	15
Connections	City Bus, Auto-rickshaws, Ferry, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MFP
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Sonpur Division
History
Opened	1886 (1886)
Electrified	2010 (2010). 25 kV AC 50 Hz.^[1]
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Traffic

Passengers	21,075 per day
Location
Location of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, India

Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is an A1 category railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Muzaffarpur Junction is located in Muzaffarpur city, the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.^[2]

Aerial view of Muzaffarpur Junction with sunset view

Background

In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will 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 till the end of 2016. To enhance the security of this Railway Station Metal Detector and Baggage handling system will be installed soon.

Passenger Movement

Muzaffarpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[4]

Platforms

There are six platforms in Muzaffarpur Junction. The station ranks 68th out of 75 A1 category Stations of Indian Railways included in Cleanness Survey Conducted by IRCTC in year 2016.^[5] The platforms are interconnected with 2 foot over bridges (FOB). Platform nos. 5 and 6 are mainly for Hajipur, Sitamarhi, Motihari bound passenger trains and some low priority trains in the direction. Platform nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 cater to most of the trains passing through the junction; platform nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 being the most important.

Trains

Passenger train at Muzaffarpur Junction. (From Motihari)

Sonpur is the divisional headquarters 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 railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous number of trains. Sapt Kranti Express ISO 9001:2008 certified, Garib Rath Express etc. having Muzaffarpur Junction as its origin. ISO 9001:2008 Certified Train Vaishali Express crosses the station daily both directions and ISO 9001:2008 certified train Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express crosses the junction.

References

↑ http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-11899365.html
↑ "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
↑ "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ "Work on doubling Sonepur-Chapra rail track begins". The Times of India. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

External links

Muzaffarpur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muzaffarpur Junction railway station.

Muzaffarpur Junction Map

Railways in Bihar

Network Lines
Sections

National network / trunk lines	Grand Chord Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Sahibganj Loop Barauni–Guwahati line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Lines around Patna	Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Gaya line Asansol–Patna section Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

Lines around Gaya	Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Gaya–Kiul line Asansol–Gaya section Patna–Gaya line

Lines around Muzaffarpur	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section Muzaffarpur–Raxaul section Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Barauni–Samastipur section Muzaffarpur–Chhapra line (under construction) Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga line (under construction) Muzaffarpur–Janakpur Road line (under construction)

Lines around Barauni	Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Barauni–Guwahati line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Mokama–Barauni section

Rail Bridges

Railway stations in Bihar
Railways in India

Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways

Agra Cantonment Ahmedabad Junction Ajmer Junction Akola Junction Allahabad Junction Ambala Cantonment Amritsar Junction Asansol Junction Aurangabad Bangalore City Bareilly Bhagalpur Bhopal Junction Bhubaneswar Bhusaval Junction Bilaspur Junction Chandigarh Junction Chennai Central Chhapra Junction Coimbatore Junction Cuttack Darbhanga Junction Dehradun Dhanbad Junction Durg Junction Ernakulam Junction Erode Junction Gaya Junction Ghaziabad Junction Gorakhpur Junction Guntur Junction Guwahati Junction Gwalior Junction Haridwar Junction Hatia Howrah Junction Hubli Junction Indore Junction Jabalpur Junction Jaipur Junction Jalandhar City Jammu Tawi Jhansi Junction Jodhpur Junction Kanpur Central Katihar Junction Katni Junction Katpadi Junction Kharagpur Junction Kollam Junction Kota Junction Kozhikode Lucknow Charbagh Ludhiana Junction Margao Madurai Junction Malda Town Mangalore Central Manmad Junction Mathura Junction Moradabad Mughalsarai Junction Mumbai Central Muzaffarpur Junction Mysore Junction Nagpur Nanded Nasik Road Nellore New Delhi New Jalpaiguri Palakkad Junction Patna Junction Pune Junction Puri Raipur Junction Rajahmundry Rajkot Junction Ranchi Junction Ratlam Junction Rourkela Salem Junction Satna Secunderabad Junction Siwan Junction Solapur Surat Tatanagar Tiruchirappalli Junction Tirunelveli Junction Tirupati Main Thrissur Thiruvananthapuram Central Udaipur City Ujjain Junction Vapi Vadodara Junction Varanasi Junction Vijayawada Junction Visakhapatnam

Source: "100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways".

Railway stations in Bihar

Malda	Banka Junction Bhagalpur Junction Jamalpur Junction Mandar Hill Munger Purabsarai Sultanganj

ECR

Danapur	Ara Junction Bakhtiyarpur Junction Barh Barhiya Bihar Sharif Junction Bihta Buxar Danapur Fatuha Junction Gulzarbagh Hathidah Junction Harnaut Jehanabad Jamui Jhajha Khusropur Kiul Junction Lakhisarai Junction Mokama Junction Nalanda Nawada Neora Patliputra Junction Patna Junction Patna Sahib Phulwari Sharif Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajgir Tilaiya Junction Warisaliganj

Mughal Sarai	Bhabua Road Dehri-on-Sone Gaya Junction Sasaram Junction Son Nagar Junction

Samastipur	Bapudham Motihari Bhikhna Thori Darbhanga Junction Laheriasarai Laukaha Bazar Madhubani Mithila Deep Narkatiaganj Junction Purnia Court Raxaul Junction

Sonpur	Akshaywat Rai Nagar Barauni Junction Begusarai Chak Sikandar Desari Hajipur Junction Khagaria Junction Khudiram Bose Pusa Mohiuddinnagar Muzaffarpur Junction Pahlejaghat Junction Ram Dayalu Nagar Samastipur Junction Sonpur Junction

NER

Varanasi	Chhapra Junction Siwan Junction

NFR

Katihar	Barsoi Junction Katihar Junction Kishanganj Purnia Junction Thakurganj

Railways in India

Preceding station	Indian Railways	Following station
Narayanpur Anant	East Central Railway zone Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section, Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)	Ram Dayalu Nagar
Terminus	East Central Railway zone Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)	Kaparpura
Terminus	East Central Railway zone Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)	Jubbasahni

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