Sonpur railway division

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'''Sonpur railway division''' is one of the five railway divisions under [[East Central Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. Sonpur division, established on 21 Oct. 1978 in [[North Eastern Railway zone]], is spread over north side of holy river Ganges and West side of Gandak River. Garhara yard and Dinkar Gram Simaria station, part of Danapur division, have been merged in this division since 1 January 2005. The division routes over 495.361 km, all on BG. This division traverses through 8 districts of Bihar and therefore, is playing important role in growth & developments of these districts - Saran, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar of North Bihar in social, economic, industrial and cultural field. The ECR zone came into existence on 8 September 1996 and its headquarter is located at [[Hajipur|Hajipur, Bihar]] in the state of Bihar of India.
[[File:Sonpurraildivision.jpg|thumb|right|Sonpur railway division]]
[[Danapur railway division]], [[Mughalsarai railway division]], [[Dhanbad railway division]], and [[Samastipur railway division]] are the other railway divisions under ECR Zone headquartered at [[Hajipur]].
<ref>{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |format=[[PDF]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1441956713325-History%20of%20East-Central%20Railway.pdf |title = Sonpur Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016 |website = [[Railway Board]]|publisher = [[Western Railway zone]]}}</ref> Sonpur railway division area starts from [[Goldinganj]] (GJH) in the west in [[Saran district|Saran]]. The current Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) is Nilmani and the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) is Pankaj Kumar Sinha.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

==List of railway stations and towns ==
The list includes the stations under the Sonpur railway division and their station category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sonpur Division - Operating - OPERATING PERFORMANCE |url=http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,336,447 |access-date= 15 January 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A-1''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Muzaffarpur Junction}}
|-

|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Hajipur Junction}}, {{rws|Barauni Junction}}, {{rws|Khagaria Junction}},
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''B''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Begusarai}}, {{rws|Khagaria Junction}}, {{rws|Sonpur Junction}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''C''' Category<br />(Suburban station)
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''D''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | SPP, MSK, [[Mansi Junction railway station|MNE]], DGA, SMO, BCA, DOL, THB, MOG, DES, CRR, KUE, GRL, LAK, KRBP & MNO
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''E''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 41
| style="text-align:center;" | BNR, LKN, NNR, PSR, DUBH, VPN, STLR, AYRN, UJP, TGA, NAZJ, SDG, SKJ, SLT, SIHO, KTRH, [[Nayagaon railway station|NYO]], KHQ, KPGM, SAI, GJH, CSR, RD, GAI, KHI, STJT, NRPA, BKRH, TUR, BAGL, TIL, SAE, DPL, UMNR, CKRD, PMU, BUJ, ATNR, BTHL, BUDA & NNNL
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''F''' Category<br />Halt Station
| style="text-align:center;" | 28
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''88'''
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
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==References==
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[[Category:Divisions of Indian Railways]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:East Central Railway Zone|*]]

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