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Muzaffarpur Junction railway station

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Operated by
  
Indian Railway

Tracks
  
15

Elevation
  
57 m

Owner
  
East Central Railway zone

Platforms
  
6

Opened
  
1886

Phone
  
081558 66598

Muzaffarpur Junction railway station

Location
  
Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar India

Owned by
  
East Central Railway zone

Line(s)
  
Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni-Samastipur-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur line Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line Barauni-Samastipur section Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section

Address
  
Sutapatti, Pokhraira, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842001

Similar
  
Hajipur Junction railway st, Samastipur Junction railway st, Darbhanga Junction railway st, Barauni Junction railway st, Gorakhpur Junction railway st

Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is an A1 category railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Muzaffarpur Junction is located in Muzaffarpur city, the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Background

In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations, including Muzaffarpur Junction, by building and improving passenger amenities. Under the Development scheme, major development works are going on Muzaffarpur Junction. Separate Air conditioned waiting lounge, Free WiFi Facility, IRCTC Food court and many facilities are going to be available on Muzaffarpur Junction till the end of 2016. To enhance the security of this Railway Station Metal Detector and Baggage handling system will be installed soon.

Passenger Movement

Muzaffarpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

Platforms

There are six platforms in Muzaffarpur Junction. The station ranks 68th out of 75 A1 category Stations of Indian Railways included in Cleanness Survey Conducted by IRCTC in year 2016. The platforms are interconnected with 2 foot over bridges (FOB). Platform nos. 5 and 6 are mainly for Hajipur, Sitamarhi, Motihari bound passenger trains and some low priority trains in the direction. Platform nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 cater to most of the trains passing through the junction; platform nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 being the most important.platform 7 is in under construction.

Trains

Sonpur is the divisional headquarters all the trains passing through this route have stoppages here. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Muzaffarpur to neighbouring destinations. The following is a list of all the trains passing from Muzaffarpur Junction (as of 10 May 2012). The Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous number of trains. Sapt Kranti Express ISO 9001:2008 certified, Garib Rath Express etc. having Muzaffarpur Junction as its origin. ISO 9001:2008 Certified Train Vaishali Express crosses the station daily both directions and ISO 9001:2008 certified train Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express crosses the junction.

References

Muzaffarpur Junction railway station Wikipedia