Mokama–Barauni section

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

Mokama–Barauni section
Rajendra Setu on Mokama–Barauni section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Mokama Junction Barauni Junction
Stations	9
Service
Type	Electrified
System	Broad gauge
Operator(s)	East Central Railway
Technical
Line length	21 km (13 mi)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Route map Legend km to Patna on Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Mokama Rampur Dumra 5 Aunta (halt) 8 Hathidah to Kiul on Howrah–Delhi main line Rajendra Setu across Ganges 11 Rajendra pul 12 Chakia Thermal (halt) 15 Semaria 18 Garhara (halt) to Barauni–Katihar section 21 Barauni to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines 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]

Rajendra Setu

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

References

1. "Indian Railways line history 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
2. . Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
3. . PPPNOW.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
4. . The Hindu. Chennai. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

External links