Mokama–Barauni section

The Mokama–Barauni section connects Mokama Junction and Barauni in the Indian state of Bihar .

Mokama–Barauni section
Overview
TypeElectrified
SystemBroad Gauge
StatusOperational
LocaleBihar
TerminiMokama Junction
Barauni
Stations9
Operation
OwnerIndian Railway
Operator(s)East Central Railway
Technical
Line length21 km (13 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Mokama–Barauni section
Track gaugeBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
km from Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line
0 Mokama
Rampur Dumra
5 Aunta (halt)
8 Hathidah
to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line
11 Rajendra pul
Rajendra Setu across Ganges
12 Chakia Thermal (halt)
15 Semaria
18 Garhara (halt)
21 Barauni
to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
to Barauni–Katihar section

Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

The Howrah–Delhi Main Line on the southern side of the Ganges was opened to through traffic in 1866 and the railway lines on the northern side of the Ganges also came up in the subsequent years of the nineteenth century.[1] The lines could only be connected with the construction of 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) long Rajendra Setu in 1959.[2]

The 3.19-kilometre (1.98 mi) long Munger Ganga Bridge, 55 km downstream of the Rajendra Setu, links Jamalpur station on the Sahibganj Loop line of Eastern Railway to the Barauni-Katihar section of East Central Railway.[3]

The 4.56-kilometre (2.83 mi) long Digha–Sonpur Bridge located near Patna, link to Sonepur.[4]

References
  1. "Indian Railways line history 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. "Indian railways history (after independence)". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "Trains in India". PPPNOW.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. "'Rail bridge over Ganga would be nation's pride'". Chennai, India: The Hindu, 13 October 2009. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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