Hajipur Junction railway station

Hajipur Junction, station code HJP, is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Hajipur Junction is located in Hajipur city in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Hajipur Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
LocationHajipur, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°42′8″N 85°12′55″E
Elevation55 metres (180 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated byECR
Line(s)Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
Hajipur-Muzaffarpur-Samastipur-Barauni Section
Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section
Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section
Hajipur-Sugauli Section line (under construction)
Platforms5
Tracks8
ConnectionsPatna, Barauni
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHJP
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Sonpur
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers70,000 per day (approx.)
Location
Hajipur Junction
Location in Bihar 73KB
Hajipur Junction
Hajipur Junction (Bihar)

Administration

It is the headquarters of the East Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways.[1]

Lines

Three rail lines connect it to Muzaffarpur, Chhapra and Patna (via Sonepur) and Barauni.

Infrastructure

There are five platforms that are interconnected with two foot over bridges (FOB). Facilities include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility.[2] A new entry point has been constructed and commissioned on north side in addition to previous one on south side. This Railway Station is also equipped with RailTel WIFI facility provided by joint venture Indian Railway & Google .

Connections
  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 19 kilometres (12 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 123 kilometres (76 mi)
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References
  1. "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. "Hajipur station gets a facelift". The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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