Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section

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Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section
Overview
Type Passenger and Freight Train Line
Status Operational
Locale Bihar
Termini Samastipur
Muzaffarpur
Stations 10
Services
Operation
Opened 1886
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Indian Railway, East Central Railway
Depot(s) Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur and Karpurigram Station in Samastipur
Rolling stock WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP 4 and WDG 4
Technical
Line length 53 km (33 mi)
Track length 125 km
No. of tracks 2 (electrified)
Track gauge Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification 25kV 50Hz AC OHLE (between 2011- December 2014)
  • (started from 24 December 2014)[1]
Operating speed up to 130 km/ h
Highest elevation 57 metres

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.

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.[2]

The electrification got completed and the first train Vaishali Express which was scheduled to run but did not run on 24 December 2014.[3]

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. 23rd November, 2015.

Stations

There are 8 stations between Samastipur Junction and Muzaffarpur Junction.

Station Code Station Name Distance (km)
SPJ Samastipur Junction 0
KPGM Karpurigram (Freight station) 6.5
KRBP Khudiram Bose Pusa 14
VBH Vishnupur Bathua Halt 18
DUBH Dubaha 21
DOL Dholi 27
SIHO Siho 34
SLT Silaut 42
NRPA Narayanpur Anant (Freight Station) 48
MFP Muzaffarpur Junction 52.8

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/hr.[citation needed]

Sidings and workshops

Stations in the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section
Sapt Kranti Express WDP-4B 
Narayanpur Anant Railway station 
Dubaha Railway station 
Dholi Railway station 
Khudiram Bose Pusa Railway station 
Samastipur Junction 

See also

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