Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines

Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Termini Barauni
Gorakhpur
Operation
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) East Central Railway, North Eastern Railway
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
 km to Varanasi
 339 Gorakhpur
 Gorakhpur Cantonment
Pipraich
Kaptanganj
 Khada
 255 Paniyahawa
 Gandaki River
 UP-Bihar border
 240 Valmiki Nagar Road
 237 Awasani (halt)
 233 Bagaha
 223 Kharpokhra
 215 Bhaironganj
 266 Hari Nagar
 258 Chamua
 251/271 Narkatiaganj
 306 Bhikhana Thori
 293 Gawnaha
 287 Bhitiharwa Ashram (halt)
 284 Amolwa
Sardar Nagar
 Chauri Chaura
 Gauri Bazar
 Batalpur
 Deoria
 Ahilyapur
 to Varanasi
Bhatni
 Nonapar
 Bhatpar Rani
 UP-Bihar border
 Mairwa
 Padrauna
 Tamkuhi Road
 Taria Sujan
 Tinpheria
 UP-Bihar border
 Nechua Jalapur
 Sasa Musa
Thawe
 Siwan
 Pachnukhi
 Daraunda
 Chainwa
 Ekma
 Kopa Samhota
 Tekniwas
 Gopalganj
 Manjagarh
 Sidwalia
 Brajkishor (halt)
 Hakam
 Dighwa Dubaili
 Katalpur
 Allyapur (halt)
 Parsa
 Kerawan
 Shamkaunia
 Agouther
 Marhaurah
 Paterahi Jalal
 Banni
 to Varanasi
Chhapra
 Khirah
257 Musharwa (halt)
 252 Sathi
 248 Rameswar Nagar (halt)
 243 Chanpatia
 236 Kumarbagh
 229 Prajapati (halt)
 226 Bettiah
 219 Majhwalla
 209 Parsanagar (halt)
 204 Sugauli
210 Dharminia (halt)
 219 Ramgarhwa
 224 Masanadih
 272 Gokhula
 265 Marjadwa
 257 Sikta
 252 Kangali (halt)
 247 Bhelwa
240 Raxaul
 198 Semra
 191 Chailaha (halt)
 183 Motihari
 180 Motihari Court (halt)
 174 Jiwdhara
 169 Bangari (halt)
 165 Kuwar-Chintawanpur (halt)
 161 Pipra
 157 Kuria (halt)
 151 Chakia
 145 Harpur Nag (halt)
 141 Mehsi
 137 Mahwal
 130 Motipur
 124 Nariyar (halt)
 119 Pipraha
 115 Kanti
 105 Kaparpura
 Goldingganj
 Awatarnagar
 Dighwara
 Sitalpur
 Nayagaon
 Paramanandpur
 94 Sonpur
 Gandaki River
 88 Hajipur
Ghoshawar (halt)
 99 Sarai
 Bithauli
 108 Bhagwanpur
 Benipati Pirapur (halt)
 116 Goraul
 123 Kurhani
 130 Turki
 137 Ramdyalunagar
103 Muzaffarpur
234 Nakardei (flag)
228 Adapur
 222 Pachpokharia (halt)
 216 Chauradano
 211 Jaimurtinagar (halt)
 205 Ghorasahan
 200 Ramroop Nagar (halt)
 197 Kundwa Chainpur
 192 Gurhanwa (halt)
 186 Bairgania
 178 Dhang
 172 Mohini Mandal (halt)
 167 Riga
 163 Tapasi Narayan Nagar (halt)
 158 Sitamarhi
 154 Bhisa (halt)
 150 Parsauni
 144 Bajpatti
 139 Awapur (halt)
 132 Janakpur Road
 129 Chandanauna (halt)
 124 Jogiara Devera
 119 Bandhauli (halt)
 114 Muraitha (halt)
 113 Kamtaul
 106 Tektar (halt)
 101 Muhammadpur
 95 Shiso (halt)
89 Darbhanga
 96 Kakar Ghatti
 99 Bijuli (halt)
 102 Tar Sarai
 105 Saheed Suraj Narayan Singh (halt)
 109 Sakri
113 Ugna (halt)
 117 Pandaul
 126 Madhubani
 136 Rajnagar
 140 Lalit Lakshimpur (halt)
 145 Khajauli
 151 Korahiya (halt)
 158 Jainagar
 116 Manigachhi
 120 Mandan Mishra (halt)
 124 Lohna Road
 128 Jhanjharpur
133 Mithila Deep (halt)
 137 Tamuria
 143 Chikna
 149 Ghoghagardiha
 154 Parsanavroli (halt)
 160 Nirmali
 134 Jhanjharpur Bazar (halt)
 136 Mahrail
 142 Chandeshwar Asthan
 148 Vachaspatinagar
 155 Barhara (halt)
 162 Khutauna
 170 Laukaha Bazar
 98 Narayanpur Anant
 90 Silaut
 84 Siho
 77 Dholi
 71 Dubaha
 64 Khudiram Bose Pusa
 57 Karpurigram
 84 Laheriasarai
 79 Thalwara
 73 Hayaghat
 68 Ram Bahadurpur
 61 Kishanpur
 55 Muktapur
to Khagaria
 51 Samastipur
 41 Ujiarpur
 35 Nazirganj
 27 Dalsinghsarai
 23 Satha Jagat
 82 Chakmakrand
 78 Akshaywat Rai Nagar
 73 Chak Sikander
 70 Gram-Kharika (halt)
 68 Desari
 63 Sahei Bujurg
 58 Mahnar Road
 54 Basdeopur-Chandel (halt)
 50 Shahpur Patoree
 45 Nandini Lagunia
 38 Mohiuddinagar
 32 Harpur Bochaha
 28 Vidyapati Nagar
 23 Sherpur Dhipura (halt)
 21 Fateha (halt)
16 Bachhwara
 12 Majnupur Nawada (halt)
 7 Teghra
 3 Barauni (flag)
 0 Barauni
 to Mokama–Barauni section
 to Barauni–Katihar section

Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

The Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines are a set of three lines connecting Barauni in the Indian state of Bihar with Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The lines run in an east-west direction between the Ganges and India-Nepal border, covering northern Bihar west of the Kosi river and eastern Uttar Pradesh. The southernmost of the lines connects via Hajipur Junction, Sonpur Junction and Chhapra. The central line connects via Muzaffarpur, Motihari and Sugauli. The northern line connects via Darbhanga, Sitamarhi and Raxaul. The lines have interconnections between them and the northern line has extensions to places near the India-Nepal border.

History

Railway lines in the area were pioneered by Tirhut Railway and the Bengal and North Western Railway lines in the 19th century. In his book The Indian Empire, Its People, History and Products (first published in 1886) W.W.Hunter, says "The Tirhut State Railway with its various branches intersects Northern Behar and is intended to extend to the Nepal frontier on one side and to Assam on the other."[1]

The area was developed with metre gauge tracks. The 229 km (142 mi) Samastipur-Narkatiaganj loop was developed in stages between 1875 and 1907. The Samastipur-Darbhanga line was opened for famine relief in 1874 and opened to the public on 1 November 1875. The 72 km (45 mi) long Nirmali branch (Darbhanga-Nirmali) between 1883 and 1886. The Barauni-Bachhwara line was opened in 1883. The Bachhwara-Bagaha line was developed in stages between 1883 and 1907. The Sakri-Jainagar branch was opened in 1905. The 51 km (32 mi) long Hajipur-Muzaffarpur line was opened in 1884. The 270 km (168 mi) long Tirhut main line from Katihar to Sonpur was developed in stages between 1887 and 1901.[2] The 105 km (65 mi) long Chhapra-Thawe line was opened in 1910. The 320 km (199 mi) long Chhapra-Allahabad line was developed between 1891 and 1913. The Maharajganj branch line was opened in 1907. The Siwan-Kaptanganj line was opened between 1907 and 1913. The 127 km (79 mi) long Bhatni-Varanasi Chord was opened between 1896 and 1899.[2] The Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar line was opened in 1976.[2]

The lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in phases starting from early 1980s. Samastipur to Darbhanga (metre to broad gauge) was converted around 1983. Siwan to Thawe (metre to broad gauge) was converted in early 2006. Gauge conversion of the 268 km long Jainagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line that was started in 2011 was completed to Raxaul in February 2014 and to Narkatiaganj in 2017. The Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali conversion is under process.[2][3]

Sections

New lines

New lines being constructed in the area include:

The 59 km long existing Chhapra-Hajipur line was being doubled.[4][5]

The Ganges divides the state of Bihar in two parts. The construction of the 2 km long Rajendra Setu in 1959 provided the first opportunity to link the railway tracks on the north and south banks of the Ganges.[6]

The 4.55 km long Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, opened from 3rd February 2016, links Sonpur and Parmanandpur to Pahlezaghat Junction on north side of bridge to Patliputra Junction on south side of bridge to Patna.[7]

References

  1. ↑ W.W.Hunter. The Indian Empire, Its People, History and Products. p. 547. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  3. ↑ Railway Convention Committee (1999). "Fourth Report on Development of Alternative Routes for Decongesting Existing Routes". Lok Sabha Secretariat, December 2001. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2011-12" (PDF). East Central Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. ↑ "Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement for 2012-13" (PDF). East Central Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Rlys begins bridge renovation work". Times of India, Patna, 12 July 2010. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  7. ↑ "New deadline for rail bridge". The Telegraph, 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-06.

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