Begusarai railway station

Begusarai railway station (code BGS), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Begusarai station is a main station in Begusarai city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Begusarai Railway Station
Indian Railways station
Location NH 31, Begusarai, Bihar
India
Coordinates25.4249°N 86.1342°E / 25.4249; 86.1342
Elevation47 metres (154 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated byIndian Railway
Line(s)
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
Location
Begusarai Railway Station
Location within India
Begusarai Railway Station
Begusarai Railway Station (Bihar)

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 stall, fruit stall, dairy stall, meal stall and book stall. The station has total 3 platforms. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges. It has one foot overbridge. Several electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Barauni Junction to neighbouring destinations (Katihar, Munger, Saharsa Junction, Purnia, New Jalpaiguri, etc.) .[2][3][4]

Major trains

Nearest stations

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.


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