Sonpur Junction railway station

Sonpur Junction, station code SEE, is a railway station and the headquarters of the Sonpur railway division of East Central Railway. Sonpur Junction is located in Sonpur city in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.^[1]

Sonpur Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Sonpur Junction railway station Sonpur Junction railway station nameboard
General information
Location	Sonpur, Saran district, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°41′49″N 85°10′2″E
Elevation	56 metres (184 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SEE
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Sonpur
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
50,000 per day
Location

History

In 2011, the Sonpur Junction was given a facelift with a wider approach roads and greenery in and around the station premises at the cost of ₹20 million (US$240,000). The work on doubling of tracks on 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) tracks between Sonpur and Hajipur has been carried on since past few years and is set to be completed by the end of 2012.^[2]

Bridge

In 2009, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby, to connect Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The bridge was completed by end of August 2015.^[3] It is 4.55 kilometres (2.83 miles) long and therefore the longest road cum rail bridge in India and one of the longest in the world.^[4][5]

Infrastructure

There are 4 platforms at Sonpur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). The length of the platforms were increased in 2011 to accommodate 24-coach trains.^[2] The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, Vehicle parking.^[6] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The passenger reservation system, booking counters and unreserved ticketing system are provided with air-conditioning facility.^[2]

In October 2016, Railways inaugurated a Happiness Junction at the Sonepur railway station, with an objective to provide books and several other entertainment tools to passengers waiting for trains.^[7]

Gallery

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Nearest railway stations

The distance from nearby stations are:

S.No	Station	distance (in km)
1	Patliputra	14
2	Bharpura Pahlejaghat	3.81
3	Parmanandpur	7
4	Nayagaon	11
5	Hajipur	5
6	Digha Bridge Halt (DGBH)	9

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Sonpur Junction are:

• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
• Gaya Airport 121 kilometres (75 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also

• Lichchavi Express