Hajipur Junction, (station code HJP), is a major railway station and headquarters in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1][2] Hajipur Junction is located in Hajipur city in the Indian state of Bihar.[3] Hajipur is the district headquarters of Vaishali district and is located at 33 km by rail route from Patna Junction. East Central Railway was inaugurated on 8 September 1996 with headquarters at Hajipur, Bihar. It became operational on 1 October 2002.[2][4] [1]
Hajipur is well connected with various major cities of Bihar like Patna, Sonpur, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Chhapra and Siwan. Hajipur Junction railway station is directly connected to most of the major cities in India.[5][4]
History
The construction of railway line through Hajipur was completed and opened in 1862.[6] Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[7][8]
The Template:Cvt-long Hajipur–Muzaffarpur line was opened in 1884. A new second bridge on river Gandak has been opened (5.5 km) between Sonpur Junction and Hajipur for double line traffic for this section. The electrification work in Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section was completed by July 2016.[9]
Lines
Three rail lines connect the station to Muzaffarpur, Chhapra, Vaishali and Barauni.
Facilities
The major facilities are mechanised cleaning, free Wi-Fi in entire Junction, available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. There are five platforms that are interconnected with two foot overbridges.[10]
Facilities include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility.[11] A new entry point has been constructed and commissioned on west side in addition to previous one on East side. This railway station is also equipped with RailTel WI-FI facility provided by joint venture Indian Railways and Google.[10]
Trains
Hajipur Junction served by several Express and Superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local Passenger trains also run from Hajipur Junction to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.[12][13]
The Template:Convert line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting North Bihar and South Bihar, and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar. The new track of the Template:Convert long Hajipur–Sugauli via Vaishali line. The Template:Convert long existing Chhapra–Hajipur line was being doubled.[12][13]
Nearest airports
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Template:Convert
- Gaya Airport Template:Convert
- Darbhanga Airport Template:Convert
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonpur Railway Division. Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016. ecr.indianrailways.gov.in
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official website of East Central railway Template:Webarchive ecr.indianrailways.gov.in
- ↑ Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway. Government of India. Retrieved 27 April 2012. sonpurrail.gov.in
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways. Retrieved 13 January 2016. indianrail.gov.in
- ↑ Along the Path – The Meditator's Companion to the Buddha's Land{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pariyatti(9 November 2009). ISBN 978-1-928706-56-4
- ↑ Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers Patna — L.S.S. O'malley — Google Books{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Concept Publishing Company(1924). ISBN 9788172681210
- ↑ Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway. Government of India. Retrieved 27 April 2012. sonpurrail.gov.in
- ↑ ECR a key zone of Indian Railways. The Times of India(28 April 2011). Retrieved 17 January 2021. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- ↑ Express-train cheer for Digha rail bridge(4 July 2016). Retrieved 26 June 2021. telegraphindia.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available. Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012. indianrail.gov.in
- ↑ Hajipur station gets a facelift. The Times of India(6 April 2011). Retrieved 28 April 2012. articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2011-12. East Central Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-06. indianrailways.gov.in
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2012-13. East Central Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-06. indianrailways.gov.in