Begusarai railway station


BEGUSARAI
General information
Location NH 31, Begusarai, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°25′30″N 86°08′03″E / 25.4249°N 86.1342°E / 25.4249; 86.1342
Elevation47 metres (154 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated byIndian Railway
Lines
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBGS
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Sonpur
History
RebuiltNo
Electrified2016[1]
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Route map
km
0
Barauni Junction
2
New Barauni Junction
4
Bihat Halt
8
Tilrath
11
Singhaul Halt
15
Begusarai
22
Lakho
28
Danauli Phulwaria
33
Lakhminia
39
Sanha Halt
42
Sahibpur Kamal Junction
48
Umeshnagar
55
Khagaria Junction
64
Mansi Junction
69
Chedhabanni Halt
75
Maheshkhunt
79
Gauchhari
87
Pasraha
93
Bharat Khand Halt
98
Narayanpur
106
Thana Bihpur
to Mahadeopur Ghat
111
Bagrigram Halt
115
Kharik
122
Naugachia
128
Banikpur Halt
133
Katareah
142
Kursela
146
Sameli Halt
151
Bakhri
159
Karhagola Road
170
Semapur
34
Tejnarayanpur
30
Kantakosh Halt
24
Manihari
21
Baghmara Halt
16
Mahiyarpur
13
Kumaripur
8
Mansahi
0
181
Katihar Junction
km
Location
Begusarai railway station
Location in Bihar
Begusarai railway station
Location in India
Interactive map

Begusarai railway station (code BGS) is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Begusarai is better known as the Industrial Capital of Bihar, the birthplace of noted poet Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and karmabhoomi of the Great freedom fighter, first chief minister and architect of modern Bihar Dr. Shrikrishna Sinha alias Sri Babu. World famous folk singer for her chhath pooja and wedding songs in Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Hindi, known as "Bihar Kokila" or "Swar Kokila" Padmasri and Padmbhushan Sharda Sinha, is from Begusarai. Her in-law's house is in Sihma village in Matihani block of Begusarai district.

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, a computerized reservation facility, and vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has an STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stalls, fruit stall, dairy stall, meal stall and book stall. The station has a total of three platforms that are interconnected with two foot over bridges. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Begusarai Railway Station. https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/begusarai-bgs/557

Barauni Junction to neighbouring destinations such as Katihar, Munger, Saharsa, Purnia, New Jalpaiguri among others.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ^ "12 को दीघा-सोनपुर पुल पर नई ट्रेन को हरी झंडी दिखाएंगे पीएम मुंगेर पुल पर शुरू होगी मालगाड़ी" [12 new train will be flagged off at Digha–Sonepur bridge will begin on the bridge train Munger PM]. Bhaskar.com (in Hindi). 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ "10700 करोड़ की 6 रेलवे परियोजनाएं मंजूर" [10700 crore 6 railway projects approved]. Punjabkesari.in (in Hindi). 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Ganga bridge to bring Munger on rail map". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.