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Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line

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Status
  
Operational

Stations
  
53

Track length
  
318,000 m

Locale
  
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Opened
  
1930s

Owner
  
Indian Railways

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.

  • Darbhanga–Samastipur 81 km (50 mi)
  • Samastipur–Raxaul 231 km (144 mi)
  • Valmikinagar–Muzaffarpur 286 km (178 mi)
  • Mansi (Khagaria)–Katihar 172 km (107 mi)
  • 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.

    Sidings and workshops

  • Kanti Thermal Power Station, Muzaffarpur
  • Bharat Wagon Engineering Limited, Muzaffarpur
  • Major Freight Terminal at Narayanpur Anant
  • Bharat Petroleum Siding, Narayanpur Anant
  • FCI Siding at Narayanpur Anant
  • References

    Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Wikipedia