Status Operational Owner Indian Railways Stations 11 | Opened 1886 Locale Bihar | |
Type Passenger and Freight Train Line Services Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line
Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Depot(s) Hajipur and Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur Rolling stock Diesel Locos: WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP 4 and WDG 4 Terminis Hajipur Junction railway station, Muzaffarpur Junction railway station Operators Indian Railways, East Central Railway zone | ||
The Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section is a 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.
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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.
The electrification work was completed in December 2014 itself. But the first passenger train to run with an electric locomotive was Maurya Express w.e.f. 23 November 2015.
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 100 km/h, as there is a single BG electrified line between Ram Dayalu Nagar and Hajipur which was electrified in December 2014 and the doubling work was in progress.