 BANMANKHI JUNCTION | |||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||
 New constructed building of Banmankhi Junction. | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Banmankhi, Bihar India | ||||
| Coordinates | 25Ā°53ā²06ā³N 87Ā°11ā²36ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ25.885013Ā°N 87.193268Ā°E | ||||
| Elevation | 46 metres (151 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Central Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BNKI | ||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Samastipur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1940 | ||||
| Electrified |  2022 | ||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railways | ||||
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  Banmankhi Junction railway station Location within Bihar  Banmankhi Junction railway station Banmankhi Junction railway station (India) | |||||
Banmankhi Junction railway station (station code:- BNKI), is the railway station serving the town of Banmankhi in the Purnea district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a NSG-4 category railway station of Samastipur railway division in East Central Railway.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Banmankhi Junction railway station was opened in 1937, becoming the second junction railway station in Purnea district, Bihar, British India. The construction of the Purnea - Banmankhi - Murliganj and Bihariganj section, built by the East Bengal Railway, began in 1929 and was completed in 1937, passing through this station.[2]
After Indiaās independence, the Saharsa - Budhmaghat line was extended to Murliganj in 1954, connecting the entire Purnea - Saharsa section with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3ā8 in)-wide metre-gauge tracks.[3]
The gauge conversion work on the Purnia - Saharsa section commenced in the year 2007-08, resulting in a partial suspension of train services. However, the unprecedented floods in the Kosi River in 2008 severely disrupted and delayed the project.[4] After eight years of construction, the broad gauge (BG) line on the remaining Banmankhi - Purnia section was finally completed and inaugurated on June 10, 2016, by the then Railway Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu.[5]
Facilities[edit | edit source]
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P.) office.
There are 3 platforms in Banmankhi Junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot overbridge (FOB).
Trains[edit | edit source]
Route of Jansewa Express
- 14617/14618 Purnia CourtāAmritsar Jan Sewa Express
- Route:- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra Junction, Siwan Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Gonda Junction, Sitapur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Laksar Junction, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar City, Amritsar
Route of Kosi Express
- 18626/18625 Kosi Express
Route of Janhit Express
- 13205/13206 Janhit Express
Route of Janki Express
- 15283/15284 Janaki Intercity Express
Route of Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnia)
- 13169/13170 Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea)
- Route:- Saharsa Junction, Purnea, Katihar, Malda Town, Azimganj, Katwa and Sealdah
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "BNKI/Banmankhi Junction". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ā "Map of EBR 1929".
- ā "Lines of NER Pg.-6" (PDF).
- ā "Train Services suspended in Purnia".
- ā "Purnia Saharsa BG line to open tomorrow".
