Muzaffarpur Junction railway station

Muzaffarpur Junction मुज़फ्फरपुर जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
The main entrance of the station
Location	Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar India
Coordinates
Elevation	57 metres (187 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway
Operated by	Indian Railway
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 Chhapra (under construction) Janakpur Road (under construction) Darbhanga (sanctioned).
Platforms	7
Tracks	15
Connections	Hajipur, Samastipur, Motihari, Sitamarhi (Opened in 2012), Chhapra (under construction), Janakpur Road (under construction), Darbhanga(sanctioned). City Bus, Auto-rickshaws, Ferry, Taxi to all important destinations.
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available (paid)
Bicycle facilities	Available (paid)
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MFP
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Sonpur Division
History
Opened	1886 (1886)
Electrified	2010-2014. (Only for Barauni-Samastipur-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur line). 25 kV AC 50 Hz line. Started from 24 December 2014
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers	1,00,000 per day
Services
Location
Location of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, India

Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is a 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.

Aerial view of Muzaffarpur Junction with sunset view

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History

New developments

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.

Passenger Movement

Muzaffarpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. It handles over 150 trains and about 1,00,000 passengers daily.

Platforms

There are seven platforms in Muzaffarpur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with 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.

Trains

Passenger train at Muzaffarpur Junction. (From Motihari)

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. Muzaffarpur is well connected to Patna(Patliputra), New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Howrah, Chennai, Bangalore, Ajmer, Kanpur, Guwahati, Surat, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jammu, Vishakhapatnam, Raipur, Allahabad, Ranchi, Gwalior, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jaipur, Porbander, Kochi and other cities. It is also the originating station for many superfasts and express trains. Sapt Kranti Express, Garib Rath Express etc. having Muzaffarpur Junction as its origin is an ISO 9001:2008 certified train. Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express crosses the junction once a week.:

External links

• Muzaffarpur Junction Map
• Official Website of Sonpur Division
• Official website of the Muzaffarpur district

Muzaffarpur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Narayanpur Anant		East Central Railway zone Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section, Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)		Ram Dayalu Nagar
Terminus		East Central Railway zone Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)		Kaparpura
Terminus		East Central Railway zone Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)		Jubbasahni