Mokama–Barauni section

Mokama–Barauni section
Rajendra Setu on Mokama–Barauni section
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleBihar
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeElectrified
SystemBroad gauge
Operator(s)East Central Railway
Technical
Line length21 km (13 mi)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Route map

Legend
km
to Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line
0
 Mokama
Rampur Dumra
5
 Aunta (halt)
8
 Hathidah
to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line
Rajendra Setu across Ganges
11
 Rajendra pul
12
 Chakia Thermal (halt)
15
 Semaria
18
 Garhara (halt)
to Barauni–Katihar section
21
 Barauni
to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

The Mokama–Barauni section connects Mokama Junction and Barauni Junction in the Indian state of Bihar.

The Howrah–Delhi main line on the southern side of the Ganges was opened to through traffic in 1866 and the railway lines on the northern side of the Ganges also came up in the subsequent years of the nineteenth century.[1] The lines could only be connected with the construction of 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) long Rajendra Setu in 1959.[2]

The 3.19-kilometre (1.98 mi)-long Munger Ganga Bridge, 55 km downstream of the Rajendra Setu, links Jamalpur station on the Sahibganj loop line of Eastern Railway to the Barauni–Katihar section of East Central Railway.[3]

Rajendra Setu

The 4.56-kilometre (2.83 mi) long Digha–Sonpur Bridge located near Patna, link to Sonpur.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Indian Railways line history 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Indian railways history (after independence)". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Trains in India". PPPNOW.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ "'Rail bridge over Ganga would be nation's pride'". The Hindu. Chennai. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2012.