Son Nagar Junction railway station

Son Nagar Junction is a railway station in Aurangabad district. It serves Barun and Daudnagar towns of Bihar.^[1] It is located on the east bank of the Son River and was earlier known as Son East Bank.

Son Nagar Junction
Indian Railways station
Son Nagar railway station nameplate
General information
Location	Son Nagar, Aurangabad, Bihar India
Coordinates	24°52′53″N 84°13′44″E
Line(s)	Grand Chord, Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section, Son Nagar–Barkana Loop
Platforms	4[1]
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SEB
Zone(s)	Eastern Central Railway
Division(s)	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
History
Opened	1902
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Location

History

Son Nagar railway station east control room

Son Nagar railway station platform no. 2

The Upper Soane Bridge, connecting Son Nagar and Dehri-on-Sone across the Son River, was completed in 1900. The 3,064-metre (10,052 ft) bridge was then the longest bridge in India. Work on the Grand Chord line of East Indian Railway was completed in 1901. It was formally inaugurated in 1907.^[2]

A branch line was opened from Son East Bank, as Son Nagar was then known, to Daltonganj in 1902.^[2]

Freight corridor

Son Nagar is expected to be connected with Ludhiana as part of the Eastern Corridor. The primary feeder routes for this will be from Son Nagar to Durgapur via Gomoh, Son Nagar to Tatanagar via Garhwa Road, and Barkakana to Bokaro via Chandrapura.^[3]