Sonpur railway division
{{Short description|Railway division of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail
|name=Sonpur Railway Division
|logo=East Central Railway Logo.jpg
|logo_size=200px
|marks=SEE
|image=Sonpurraildivision.jpg
|start_year=1978 - Present
|predecessor_line=North Eastern Railway zone (1978-2002)
|successor_line=
|operator=Indian Railways
|gauge=Broad}}
Sonpur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}}
History
Sonpur division was established on 21 Oct. 1978 in North Eastern Railway zone. The ECR zone came into existence on 8 September 1996. Garhara yard and Dinkar Gram Simaria station were merged into this division on 1 January 2005.
The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) is Nilmani and the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) is Pankaj Kumar Sinha.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
Geography
It follows the north side of the Ganges and the west side of the Gandak River.
The division routes over 495.361 km, all on BG.{{Clarify|date=September 2022}} This division traverses through 8 districts of Bihar: Saran, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar. Its headquarter is located at Hajipur, Bihar in the state of Bihar of India.
Danapur railway division, Mughalsarai railway division, Dhanbad railway division, and Samastipur railway division are the other railway divisions under ECR Zone headquartered at Hajipur.{{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 }}{{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}}
Sonpur railway division area starts from Goldinganj (GJH) in the west in Saran.
Stations
The list includes the stations under the Sonpur railway division and their station category.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}
| 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|Sonpur Junction}}, {{rws|Begusarai}}, {{rws|Dalsinghsarai}}, {{rws|Naugachia}}, {{rws|Mansi Junction}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | C Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | - |
| style="text-align:center;" | D Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:center;" | BCA, DOL, KRBP, DES, DGA, GRL, CRR, KUE, MSK, MNO, MOG, SPP, SMO, THB, LAK |
| style="text-align:center;" | E Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 45 | style="text-align:center;" | LKN, NNR, PSR, SKJ, AYRN, BNR, STLR, VPDA, DKGS, ATNR, BAGL, BKHR, BUJ, BTHL, CSR, CKRD, DPL, DUBH, GAI, GJH, HUFP, KPGM, KTRH, KHQ, KHI, LLJP, NNNL, NYO, NRPA, NAZJ, PMU, PHLG, RD, SDG, SAI, STJT, SIHO, SLT, TGA, TIL, TUR, UJP, UMNR, VSHI, SBDP |
| style="text-align:center;" | F Category Halt Station | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | - |
| style="text-align:center;" | Total
| style="text-align:center;" | 94 | style="text-align:center;" | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References
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Category:Divisions of Indian Railways
Category:1951 establishments in Bihar
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