Bhagalpur, Bihar: Preparation has started for the construction of the new Bhagalpur Railway Station at a good pace. This station will have advanced facilities like an automatic coach washing line and four platforms. The outlines of the office room were received from the superintendent of the station. Now, the approval from the Railway Board is awaited. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone of this new construction.
Back in January 2025, when Yati Nidhi Construction Agency of Uttar Pradesh received the green signal, the proposed work description:
- Provision of two-track connectivity from the existing station to the new Bhagalpur terminal station.
- A total of six reception cum dispatch lines for trains are proposed, which will include two main lines and four loop lines.
- Two island platforms and one passenger platform are proposed.
- The length of the proposed platform will be 600 metres, so that trains get adequate space. Now, the plan has changed to 700-750 meters.
- There will be provision for a line with an automatic coach washing facility. So far in the design, there are two automatic coach washing lines. These two will be linked to the main platforms via a foot over bridge.
- There will be provision for central electrification.
New Bhagalpur Railway Station Is the Face of Bihar’s Development
The railway administration is focused on the preparation of the New Bhagalpur Terminal Station, 14.40 kilometers from Bhagalpur Junction, at Jagdishpur. The railway land spread over 40-50 acres in the Bhagalpur-Dumka railway section at an expense of 250 crores. Malda DRM Manish Kumar Gupta has instructed the department in charge to create the outlines of their respective offices along with the information on size and facilities.
The detailed project report of the new Bhagalpur Railway Station is being built on the metro lines. In the design, drawings of platforms and four loop lines have been prepared. Considering the main line as the center, it will be built on both sides with a space of 50-50 meters. In this new station, CAMTECH pit and automatic coach washing line will be built in the new station. At the moment, two coach washing line designs are present on the map.
The new Bhagalpur terminal station will be connected to the main lines from both ends. Currently, there is only one main line in the station. The railway department has also increased its initiative towards constructing another track. From both these main lines to the station and year, there will be six reception and dispatch lines. Along with these, two new stabling lines of 700-750 meters length will be constructed, in which parking of a train of 24 coaches will be possible. The escalators, lifts, underground parking, and a spacious concourse area of this new Bhagalpur terminal station will be advanced.
Previously, the new Bhagalpur terminal station was to be built between Tekani Station, three and a half kilometers away from Bhagalpur Junction, but the required amount of land was not available. Hence, now it will be built in Jagdishpur.
