Muzaffarpur Junction railway station

Muzaffarpur Junction
Regional rail and light rail station
The main entrance of the station
General information
Location	Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar India
Coordinates	26.1222°N 85.3779°E / 26.1222; 85.3779
Elevation	57 metres (187 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway zone
Operated by	Indian Railway
Line(s)	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni-Samastipur-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur line Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line Barauni-Samastipur section Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section
Platforms	6+1
Tracks	15
Connections	City bus, auto rickshaw, ferry, taxi
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MFP
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Sonpur Division
History
Opened	1886 (1886)
Electrified	2010 (2010), 25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
21,075 per day

Muzaffarpur Junction railway station, station code MFP, is an A1 category railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Muzaffarpur Junction is located in Muzaffarpur city, the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Aerial view of Muzaffarpur Junction with sunset

Background

In February 2012, the Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that would work on improving the major railway stations, including Muzaffarpur Junction, by building and improving passenger amenities. Under the development scheme, major development works are going on Muzaffarpur Junction. Separate air conditioned waiting lounge, free WiFi facility, IRCTC food court and many facilities are going to be available on Muzaffarpur Junction at the end of 2018. To enhance the security of this station, a metal detector and baggage handling system will be installed soon.

Passenger movement

Muzaffarpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway.

Platforms

There are six platforms in Muzaffarpur Junction. The station ranks 46th out of 75 A1 category stations of Indian Railways included in the Cleanness Survey conducted by IRCTC in 2017.

The platforms are interconnected with two foot over bridges (FOB). Platforms no. 5 and 6 are mainly for Hajipur, Sitamarhi, Motihari bound passenger trains and some low priority trains in the direction. Platforms no. 1, 2, 3, and 4 cater to most of the trains passing through the junction; platforms no. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the most important.There is a plan to built Two more platforms.

Trains

Passenger train approaching Muzaffarpur Junction (from Motihari)

Sonpur is the divisional headquarters, and all the trains passing through this route have stoppages here. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Muzaffarpur to neighbouring destinations. The following is a list of all the trains passing from Muzaffarpur Junction (as of 10 May 2012). The Muzaffarpur Junction is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous number of trains such as Sapt Kranti Express, Garib Rath Express etc. ISO 9001:2008 certified train Vaishali Express crosses the station daily in both directions and ISO 9001:2008 certified train Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express crosses the junction. Champaran Humsafar Express from Katihar to Delhi is running twice a week from 10th of April 2018 .

External links

Muzaffarpur travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Muzaffarpur Junction map

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Terminus		Template:Indian Railways lines Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)		Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations
Terminus		Template:Indian Railways lines Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section of Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)		Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations