Status Operational Stations 53 Track length 318,000 m | Opened 1930s | |
Type Passenger and Freight Train Line Services Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Terminis Gorakhpur Junction railway station, Muzaffarpur Junction railway station | ||
The Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line via Narkatiaganj is a railway line connecting Muzaffarpur in the Indian state of Bihar to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The 309.720 km (192 mi) line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
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Speed limit
The "Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line via Narkatiaganj" route is not an A-Class line of Indian Railways. So maximum speed is restricted to 110 km/hr as there is single BG non-electrified line between Muzaffarpur Junction and Gorakhpur Junction.
Stations
There are 51 stations between Muzaffarpur Junction and Gorakhpur Junction.
Future
The doubling work survey for "Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line" was sanctioned in the Railway Budget of 2012-13.
The East Central Railway zone also applied for the electrification of the following sections to the Ministry of Railways (India) for the Rail Budget 2015-16.
The electrification work of this line i.e. from Muzaffarpur to Valmikinagar Road via Motihari was also announced itself by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in a rally in Muzaffarpur.