Sonpur Junction railway station

Sonpur Junction
Sonpur Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
	Sonpur Junction
General information
Location	Sonpur, Saran district, Bihar; India
Coordinates	25°41′49″N 85°10′2″E / 25.69694°N 85.16722°E
Elevation	56 metres (184 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines; Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi); Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SEE
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Sonpur
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
	50,000 per day

Sonpur Junction, station code SEE, is a railway station and the headquarters of the Sonpur railway division of East Central Railway. Sonpur Junction is located in Sonpur city in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.^[1]

History

In 2011, the Sonpur Junction was given a facelift with a wider approach roads and greenery in and around the station premises at the cost of ₹20 million (US$230,000). The work on doubling of tracks on 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) tracks between Sonpur and Hajipur has been carried on since past few years and is set to be completed by the end of 2012.^[2]

Bridge

In 2009, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby, to connect Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The bridge was completed by end of August 2015.^[3] It is 4.55 kilometres (2.83 miles) long and therefore the longest road cum rail bridge in India and one of the longest in the world.^[4]^[5]

Infrastructure

There are 4 platforms at Sonpur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). The length of the platforms were increased in 2011 to accommodate 24-coach trains.^[2] The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, Vehicle parking.^[6] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The passenger reservation system, booking counters and unreserved ticketing system are provided with air-conditioning facility.^[2]

In October 2016, Railways inaugurated a Happiness Junction at the Sonepur railway station, with an objective to provide books and several other entertainment tools to passengers waiting for trains.^[7]

Gallery

Sonpur jn 1

Nearest railway stations

The distance from nearby stations are:

S.No	Station	distance (in km)
1	Patliputra	14
2	Bharpura Pahlejaghat	3.81
3	Parmanandpur	7
4	Nayagaon	11
5	Hajipur	5
6	Digha Bridge Halt (DGBH)	9

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Sonpur Junction are:

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Gaya Airport 121 kilometres (75 mi)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

References

^ "Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway". Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sonepur station getting Rs 2-cr facelift". The Times of India. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ "India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
^ "Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr". The Times of India. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.
^ "Pataliputra station likely by 2015". The Times of India. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ "List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ "First-of-its-kind Happiness Junction at Sonepur". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.

External links

Sonpur Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
Official website of the Vaishali district

[sonpurrail.gov.in-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.

[facelift-2] "Sonepur station getting Rs 2-cr facelift". The Times of India. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[3] "India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[4] "Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr". The Times of India. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.

[pataliputra-5] "Pataliputra station likely by 2015". The Times of India. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[computerized_list-6] "List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

[7] "First-of-its-kind Happiness Junction at Sonepur". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.

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