Begusarai railway station
Begusarai Railway Station (BGS) | |
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| Indian Railways station | |
| General information | |
| Location |  NH 31, Begusarai, BiharIndia |
| Coordinates | 25°25′30″N 86°08′03″E / 25.4249°N 86.1342°E |
| Elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railway |
| Operated by | Indian Railway |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | BGS |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Sonpur |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | No |
| Electrified | 2016[1] |
| Previous names | East Indian Railway |
| Location | |
  Begusarai Railway Station (BGS) Location within India  Begusarai Railway Station (BGS) Begusarai Railway Station (BGS) (Bihar) | |
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.
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stalls, fruit stall, dairy stall, meal stall and book stall. The station has total three platforms and are interconnected with two foot over bridges. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Barauni Junction to neighbouring destinations such as Katihar, Munger, Saharsa, Purnia, New Jalpaiguri among others.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "10700 करोड़ की 6 रेलवे परियोजनाएं मंजूर" [10700 crore 6 railway projects approved]. Punjabkesari.in (in Hindi). 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Ganga bridge to bring Munger on rail map". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
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