Indian railway line
Stations | 11 |
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Service |
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Type | Passenger and Freight Train Line |
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Services | |
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Operator(s) | Indian Railways, East Central Railway |
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Depot(s) | Hajipur and Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur |
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Rolling stock | Diesel Locos: WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP 4 and WDG 4 |
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History |
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Opened | 1886 |
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Technical |
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Line length | 53.83 km (33.4 mi) |
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Track length | 59 km (36.7 mi) |
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Number of tracks | 2 (double electrified) |
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Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
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Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (between 2011 and December 2014) - (started 24 December 2014)[1]
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Operating speed | up to 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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Highest elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
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The Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section is an electrified double railway line connecting Muzaffarpur to Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. The 53.83 km (33 mi) line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar.
Electrification
Former Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav announced the electrification of Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line and Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) in the Rail Budget 2008. The electrification began in 2011 and was completed in 2014.[2]
Stations
There are 9 stations between Muzaffarpur Junction and Hajipur Junction.
Speed limit
The Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of Indian Railways. So maximum speed is restricted to 130 km/h, which was electrified in December 2014[2] and the doubling work was in progress which is completed between Muzaffarpur Junction to Bhagwanpur railway station .[3]
Sidings and workshops
- Kanti Thermal Power Station, Muzaffarpur[4]
- Bharat Wagon Engineering Limited, Muzaffarpur
- Major Freight Terminal at Narayanpur Anant
- Bharat Petroleum Siding, Narayanpur Anant
- FCI Siding at Narayanpur Anant
- PSC Sleeper Siding at Sarai
- DEMU maintenance depot at Sonepur
See also
References
- ^ "सपना साकार, अब फर्राटे भरेगी विद्युत ट्रेन" [Dream come true, now slated electric train]. jagran.com (in Hindi). 22 December 2014.
- ^ a b "पटरी पर दौड़ी सीआरएस की इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेन" [The electric train track ran CRS]. jagran.com (in Hindi). 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Agency wise details of projects in Bihar". cspm.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Sonpur Division Operating Performance". East Central Railways. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.
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