Locale Bihar Track length 125 km (78 mi) Status Operational Opened 1886 | Line length 53 km (33 mi) Owner Indian Railways Stations 10 | |
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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 Operator(s) Indian Railway, East Central Railway Depot(s) Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur and Karpurigram Station in Samastipur Rolling stocks Indian locomotive class WDM-2, Indian locomotive class WDM-3A Terminis Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, Samastipur Junction railway station | ||
The Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section is a railway line connecting Samastipur to Muzaffarpur in the Indian state of Bihar. The 53 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 for the electrification of the Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line and Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) in the Rail Budget 2008. The electrification began in the year 2011 and was completed in 2014.
The electrification got completed and the first train Vaishali Express which was scheduled to run but did not run on 24 December 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 8 stations between Samastipur Junction and Muzaffarpur Junction.
Speed limit
The Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of Indian Railways. So maximum speed is restricted to 110 km/h.