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{{short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Sonpur Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|25px]][[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Sonepur station.jpeg
| image_caption = Sonpur Junction
| address = [[Sonepur, Bihar|Sonpur]], [[Saran district]], [[Bihar]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|41|49|N|85|10|2|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|56|m|ft}}
| line = [[Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines]]<br />[[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)]]<br />[[Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks = 8
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = SEE
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Sonpur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| services = 
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former = East Indian Railway
| passengers = 50,000 per day
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
}}
'''Sonpur Junction''', station code '''SEE''', is a railway station and the headquarters of the [[Sonpur railway division]] of [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]. Sonpur Junction is located in [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]] city in [[Saran district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref name=sonpurrail.gov.in>{{cite web|title=Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway|url=http://www.sonpurrail.gov.in/|publisher=Government of India|access-date=27 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506225623/http://www.sonpurrail.gov.in/|archive-date=6 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==History==
{{update|section|cat=Rail transport articles in need of updating|date=February 2015}}
In 2011, the Sonpur Junction was given a facelift with a wider approach roads and greenery in and around the station premises at the cost of {{INRConvert|20|m}}. The work on doubling of tracks on {{Convert|7|km}} tracks between Sonpur and Hajipur has been carried on since past few years and is set to be completed by the end of 2012.<ref name=facelift>{{cite news|title=Sonepur station getting Rs 2-cr facelift|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/patna/29373965_1_sonepur-booking-office-drm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/patna/29373965_1_sonepur-booking-office-drm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=27 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 April 2011}}</ref>

=== Bridge ===
In 2009, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the [[Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge]], was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby, to connect Patna to [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Pahleja Ghat]]. The bridge was completed by end of August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-s-longest-rail-cum-road-bridge-to-come-up-in-Bihar/Article1-464170.aspx |title=India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 October 2009 |access-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023152514/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-s-longest-rail-cum-road-bridge-to-come-up-in-Bihar/Article1-464170.aspx |archive-date=23 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is {{convert|4.55|km|miles}} long and therefore the longest road cum rail bridge in India and one of the longest in the world.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-03/patna/29732615_1_digha-rail-rail-bridge-guide-bund | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105053237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-03/patna/29732615_1_digha-rail-rail-bridge-guide-bund | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr | date=3 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=pataliputra>{{cite news|title=Pataliputra station likely by 2015|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/patna/31275094_1_pataliputra-station-phulwari-fci-terminal-station|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/patna/31275094_1_pataliputra-station-phulwari-fci-terminal-station|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=27 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 April 2012}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
There are 4 platforms at Sonpur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with [[foot overbridge]]s (FOB). The length of the platforms were increased in 2011 to accommodate 24-coach trains.<ref name=facelift/> The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, Vehicle parking.<ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=18 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html|archive-date=3 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The passenger reservation system, booking counters and unreserved ticketing system are provided with air-conditioning facility.<ref name=facelift/>

In October 2016, Railways inaugurated a Happiness Junction at the Sonepur railway station, with an objective to provide books and several other entertainment tools to passengers waiting for trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/first-of-its-kind-happiness-jn-at-sonepur/articleshow/54944840.cms|title=First-of-its-kind Happiness Junction at Sonepur|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229115252/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/First-of-its-kind-Happiness-Jn-at-Sonepur/articleshow/54944840.cms|archive-date=29 December 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{gallery
|File:Sonpur railway bihar, India.jpeg|Sonpur jn 1
||Sonpur jn 2
|}}

==Nearest railway stations==
The distance from nearby stations are:
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! S.No
! Station
! distance (in km)
|-
| 1
| [[Patliputra Junction railway station|Patliputra]]
| 14
|-
| 2
| [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Bharpura Pahlejaghat]]
| 3.81
|-
| 3
| Parmanandpur
| 7
|-
| 4
| [[Nayagaon railway station|Nayagaon]]
| 11
|-
| 5
| [[Hajipur Junction railway station|Hajipur]]
| 5
|-
| 6
| [[Digha Bridge Halt railway station|Digha Bridge Halt]] (DGBH)
| 9
|}

==Nearest airports==
The nearest airports to Sonpur Junction are:
* [[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]], [[Patna]] {{Convert|15|km}}
* [[Gaya Airport]] {{Convert|121|km}}
* [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Kolkata]]

== See also ==
* [[Lichchavi Express]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IndiaRailInfo|701}}
* [http://vaishali.bih.nic.in/ Official website of the Vaishali district]

{{Railway stations in Bihar}}
{{Sonpur Block, Bihar}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Saran district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Bihar]]
[[Category:Sonpur railway division]]

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