Barauni - Mokama Section

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

Barauni–Mokama section
Rajendra Setu on Barauni–Mokama section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Barauni Junction Mokama Junction
Stations	9
Service
Type	Electrified
System	Broad gauge
Services	Barauni- Patna Rail Route
Operator(s)	East Central Railway
Technical
Line length	20 km (12 mi)
Track length	20 Km
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Operating speed	50 km per Hrs. maximum
Route map v t e Mokama–Barauni section Legend km Howrah–New Delhi main line to Patna 0 Mokama Rampur Dumra 5 Aunta (halt) 8 Hathidah Howrah–New Delhi main line to Kiul under construction Rajendra Setu across Ganges New Rajendra Setu Rail Bridge 11 Rajendra pul 12 Chakia Thermal (halt) 15 Semaria 18 Garhara (halt) Barauni–Katihar section 21 Barauni 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]

Trains

These trains has a stop in this section while there is many other trains.

• Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
• Jaynagar-Udhna Antyodaya Express
• Bagmati Express
• Jaynagar-Patna Namo Bharat Rapid Rail
• Kamla Ganga Express