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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = [[Barauni]]–[[Samastipur]] section
| color =
| logo =
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = Samastipur Junction (junction plate).jpg
| image_width =
| caption = Samastipur Junction is an important station on Barauni–Samastipur section
| type = Passenger and freight train line
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Bihar]]
| start = [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]]
| end = [[Samastipur Junction railway station|Samastipur]]
| stations = 11
| routes = * [[Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line]] 
* [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)]]
* [[Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines]]
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1886
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]], [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
| character =
| depot = Freight terminals: Garhara Yard in [[Barauni]] and Karpurigram in [[Samastipur]]
| stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]], WDS-5, [[WDP-4]] and [[WDG-4]]
| linelength = {{convert|50.54|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength = {{convert|120|km|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 2 (electrified)
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OHLE]] (between 2011–December 2014) opened on 24 December 2014<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-11899365.html| title=सपना साकार, अब फर्राटे भरेगी विद्युत ट्रेन| language=hi| website=Jagran| date=22 December 2014}}</ref>
| speed = up to {{convert|120|km/h|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|55|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| website =
| map =
| map_state =
}}
The '''[[Barauni]]–[[Samastipur]] section''' is a railway line connecting [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]] to [[Samastipur Junction railway station|Samastipur]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The {{convert|50.54|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} line passes through the plains of [[North Bihar]] and the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Gangetic Plain]] in [[Bihar]].

==Electrification==

Former Railway Minister [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] announced for the electrification of the Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line and [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)]] in the Rail Budget 2008. The electrification began in 2011 and was completed in 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/samastipur-11812995.html| title=पटरी पर दौड़ी सीआरएस की इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेन| language=hi| website=Jagran| date=27 November 2014}}</ref>

The electrification work was completed in December 2014 itself. But the first passenger train to run with an electric locomotive was Maurya Express w.e.f. 23 November 2015.

==Stations==
There are 9 stations between [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]] and {{stnlnk|Samastipur Junction}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/atlas| title=Indian Railways Map| website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station code
!! style="background-color:Aqua" | Station name
!! style="background-color:#FFC569" | Distance (km)
|-
| valign="top" | '''BJU'''
| valign="top" | '''[[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]]'''
| valign="top" | 0
|-
| valign="top" | BUJ
| valign="top" | [[Barauni]] Flag
| valign="top" | 2.71
|-
| valign="top" | TGA
| valign="top" | Teghra
| valign="top" | 7.35
|-
| valign="top" | BCA
| valign="top" | [[Bachwara]] Junction
| valign="top" | 16.35
|-
| valign="top" | STJT
| valign="top" | Sathajagat
| valign="top" | 22.80
|-
| valign="top" | DSS
| valign="top" | [[Dalsinghsarai]]
| valign="top" | 27.34
|-
| valign="top" | BSRA
| valign="top" | Basarhia Halt
| valign="top" | 31.57
|-
| valign="top" | NAZJ
| valign="top" | Nazirganj
| valign="top" | 35.21
|-
| valign="top" | UJP
| valign="top" | Ujiarpur
| valign="top" | 41.49
|-
| valign="top" | BLRI
| valign="top" | Belari Halt
| valign="top" | 45.93
|-
| valign="top" | '''SPJ'''
| valign="top" | '''{{stnlnk|Samastipur Junction}}'''
| valign="top" | 50.54
|}

==Speed limit==
The Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of [[Indian Railways]]. So maximum speed is restricted to 110 km/h.

==Sidings and workshops==
The following sidings and workshops exist on the line:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 |website=East Central Railway |title=Path Breaking Initiatives |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412191943/http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 100+ diesel locomotive yard capacity at [[Samastipur]]
* Freight terminal at Karpurigram railway station
* Workshop for wagon maintenance at [[Samastipur]]
* [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Barauni]]
* [[Indian Oil Corporation]], [[Barauni]]
* Major freight terminal at Garhara Yard

==See also==
* [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)]]
* [[Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines]]
* [[Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section]]
* [[Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section]]
* {{stnlnk|Muzaffarpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Samastipur Junction}}
* [[East Central Railway zone]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Railways in Bihar}}
|{{Railways in Eastern India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barauni-Samastipur section}}
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Bihar]]
[[Category:Samastipur railway division|*]]
[[Category:Sonpur railway division|*]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1886]]
[[Category:Transport in Samastipur]]
[[Category:Transport in Barauni]]

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