Hajipur Junction railway station
Hajipur Junction, (station code HJP), is a major railway station and headquarters in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Hajipur Junction is located in Hajipur city in the Indian state of Bihar. Hajipur is the district headquarters of Vaishali district and is located at 33 km by rail route from Patna Junction. East Central Railway was inaugurated on 8 September 1996 with headquarters at Hajipur, Bihar. It became operational on 1st October 2002. Hajipur is well connected with various major cities of Bihar like Patna, Sonpur, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, and  Chhapra. Hajipur Junction railway station is directly connected to most of the major cities in India. History. The construction of railway line through Hajipur was completed and opened in 1862. Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The -long Hajipur–Muzaffarpur line was opened in 1884. A new second bridge on river Gandak has been opened (5.5 km) between Sonpur Junction and Hajipur for double line traffic for this section. The electrification work in Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section was completed by July 2016. Lines. Three rail lines connect it to Muzaffarpur, Barauni and  Sonpur. Via Sonpur one can go to Chhapra and Patna. Facilities. The major facilities are mechanised cleaning, free Wi-Fi in entire Junction, available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. There are five platforms that are interconnected with two foot overbridges. Facilities include waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility. A new entry point has been constructed and commissioned on north side in addition to previous one on south side. This railway station is also equipped with RailTel WI-FI facility provided by joint venture Indian Railways and Google. Trains. Hajipur Junction served by several Express and  Superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local Passenger trains also run from Hajipur Junction to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals. The line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting North Bihar and South Bihar, and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar. The new track of the long Hajipur–Sugauli via Vaishali line. The long existing Chhapra–Hajipur line was being doubled.