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.[1] Template:Mokama–Barauni section
History
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 developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.[2]
Facilities
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking.[3] 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
Template:Expand section Barauni Junction has 9 platforms.Platform no.1 will be again rebuilt here. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). It has two foot overbridges.Another foot overbridge will be built at this station.
Trains
Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Barauni Junction to neighbouring destinations.[4][5]
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Barauni Junction are
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Template:Convert
- Gaya International Airport Template:Convert
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi Template:Convert
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata Template:Convert
- Bagdogra Airport, Bagdogra Template:Convert
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available. Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Barauni Junction Details. indiantrains.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Trains at Barauni Junction. India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
External links
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