Operated by Indian Railway Elevation 56 m Tracks 8 | Connections Hajipur Platforms in use 6 | |
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Location Sonpur, Saran, Bihar
India Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railway Line(s) Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Barbatta, Sonepur, Bihar 841101 Connection Hajipur Junction railway station Similar Hajipur Junction railway st, Muzaffarpur Junction railway st, Samastipur Junction railway st, Siwan Junction railway st, Chhapra Junction railway st | ||
Sonpur Junction, station code SEE, is a railway station and the headquarters of the Sonpur railway division of East Central Railway. Sonpur Junction is located in Sonpur city in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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History
In 2011, the Sonpur Junction was given a facelift with a wider approach roads and greenery in and around the station premises at the cost of ₹20 million (US$300,000). The work on doubling of tracks on 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) tracks between Sonpur and Hajipur has been carried on since past few years and is set to be completed by the end of 2012.
Bridge
In 2009, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby, to connect Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The bridge was completed by end of August 2015. It is 4.55 kilometres (2.83 mi) long and therefore the longest road cum rail bridge in India and one of the longest in the world.
Facilities
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, Vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The passenger reservation system, booking counters and unreserved ticketing system are provided with air-conditioning facility.
In October 2016, Railways inaugurated a Happiness Junction at the Sonepur railway station, with an objective to provide books and several other entertainment tools to passengers waiting for trains.
Platforms
There are 6 platforms at Sonpur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridges (FOB). The length of the platforms were increased in 2011 to accommodate 24-coach trains.
Trains
Being the divisional headquarters, all the trains passing through this route have stoppages here. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Sonpur to neighbouring destinations.
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Sonpur Junction are:
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
- Gaya Airport 121 kilometres (75 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata