The foundation for this project was laid by the then railway minister, Ram Vilas Paswan, in 1997. When Nitish Kumar succeeded he sanctioned funds for it in 2001.
Project and construction
It took 16 years to complete the 63 km-long Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi broad-gauge railway line. The project cost Rs 550 crore though the initial estimate was Rs 250 crore. The railway was completed from Runni Saidpur to Sitamarhi in April 2011. The remaining section between Muzaffarpur and Runni Saidpur took another two years due to civil objections.
Until December 2014, 2 pairs of passenger trains and 3 pairs of Express trains were running in the Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section.
From 13 July 2014, Sitamarhi–DelhiAnand Vihar TerminalLichchavi Express was diverted to run via Muzaffarpur in the Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section which earlier ran via Darbhanga→Samastipur→Muzaffarpur. Now the 14006/14005 Lichchavi Express directly runs between Sitamarhi→Muzaffarpur.
^Singh, Shyam Kishore (27 March 2013). "First train from Sitamarhi to Muzaffarpur chugs off". Times of India.
^"After 16 long years low-key inauguration of Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi rail link". Bihar Times. 28 March 2013.
^. East Central Railway. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.
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muzaffarpur, sitamarhi, section, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section is a railway line connecting Muzaffarpur to Sitamarhi in the Indian state of Bihar The 65 8 km 40 9 mi line passes through the plains of North Bihar Muzaffarpur Hajipur sectionOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerIndian RailwaysLocaleBiharTerminiMuzaffarpurSitamarhiStations10ServiceTypePassenger and freight train lineServicesMuzaffarpur Gorakhpur line via Hajipur Raxaul and Sitamarhi Barauni Gorakhpur Raxaul and Jainagar linesOperator s Indian Railways East Central RailwayDepot s Narayanpur Anant station in MuzaffarpurRolling stockDiesel locos WDM 2 WDM 3AHistoryOpened2013TechnicalLine length65 8 km 40 9 mi Track length69 km 42 9 mi Number of tracks1 Electric BG Track gauge5 ft 6 in 1 676 mm broad gaugeElectrificationYesOperating speedup to 90 km h 56 mph Highest elevation73 m 240 ft Route mapLegend km 0 00 Muzaffarpur Junction8 70 Jubbasahani24 70 Paramjeevar Tarajeevar30 18 Benipurgram Halt38 18 New Runnisaidpur Halt41 55 Runnisaidpur47 22 Garha59 18 Dumra61 02 Bhisa Halt65 00 Sitamarhi Junction Contents 1 History 1 1 Project and construction 2 Stations 3 Trains 4 Speed limit 5 Sidings and workshops 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory EditThe foundation for this project was laid by the then railway minister Ram Vilas Paswan in 1997 When Nitish Kumar succeeded he sanctioned funds for it in 2001 Project and construction Edit It took 16 years to complete the 63 km long Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi broad gauge railway line The project cost Rs 550 crore though the initial estimate was Rs 250 crore The railway was completed from Runni Saidpur to Sitamarhi in April 2011 The remaining section between Muzaffarpur and Runni Saidpur took another two years due to civil objections The first train Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi Passenger left Muzaffarpur Junction on 27 March 2013 1 2 Stations EditThere are 8 stations between Muzaffarpur Junction and Sitamarhi Junction Station code Station name Distance km MFP Muzaffarpur Junction 0JUBS Jubbasahani 8 7PATR Paramjeevar Tarajeevar 24 7BPGR Benipurgram Halt 30 18NRSD New Runnisaidpur Halt 38 18RUSD Runnisaidpur 41 55GARA Garha 47 22DUMR Dumra 59 18BHSA Bhisa Halt 61 02SMI Sitamarhi Junction 65Stations in the Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section Garha railway station Dumra railway station Bhisa Halt railway stationTrains EditUntil December 2014 2 pairs of passenger trains and 3 pairs of Express trains were running in the Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section From 13 July 2014 Sitamarhi Delhi Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express was diverted to run via Muzaffarpur in the Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section which earlier ran via Darbhanga Samastipur Muzaffarpur Now the 14006 14005 Lichchavi Express directly runs between Sitamarhi Muzaffarpur DEMU Trains75207 75208 Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi Samastipur Passenger 75255 75256 Muzaffarpur Darbhanga Passenger 75215 75216 Raxaul Patliputra Fast PassengerExpress Trains14008 14007 Sadbhavana Express Raxaul Delhi via Muzaffarpur amp Sitamarhi 14018 14017 Sadbhavana Express Raxaul Delhi via Muzaffarpur amp Sitamarhi 14006 14005 Lichchavi Express Sitamarhi Delhi Anand Vihar Terminal via Muzaffarpur 13123 13124 Sitamarhi Sealdah ExpressSpeed limit EditThe Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section of Muzaffarpur Gorakhpur line via Hajipur Raxaul and Sitamarhi is not an A Class line of Indian Railways So maximum speed is restricted to 100 km h as there is single BG non electrified line between Muzaffarpur Junction and Sitamarhi Junction which was completed in 2013 citation needed Sidings and workshops EditKanti Thermal Power Station Muzaffarpur 3 Bharat Wagon Engineering Limited MuzaffarpurSee also EditBarauni Gorakhpur Raxaul and Jainagar lines Samastipur Muzaffarpur section Barauni Samastipur section Hajipur Junction East Central Railway zoneReferences Edit Singh Shyam Kishore 27 March 2013 First train from Sitamarhi to Muzaffarpur chugs off Times of India After 16 long years low key inauguration of Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi rail link Bihar Times 28 March 2013 Sonpur Division Operating Performance East Central Railway 20 September 2013 Archived from the original on 29 March 2016 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muzaffarpur Sitamarhi section amp oldid 1030245219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
