Hajipur–Chhapra Section

Hajipur–Chhapra Section
Hajipur–Chhapra Section
	Sonpur Junction is important railway station on this section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Hajipur Junction; Chhapra Junction;
Stations	15
Service
Type	Passenger and freight train line
Services	Barauni–Gorakhpur line;
Operator(s)	Indian Railways, East Central Railway and North Central Railway
Depot(s)	Hajipur and Chhapra
Rolling stock	Diesel locos: WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP-4 and WDG-4
History
Opened	1886
Technical
Line length	65 km (40 mi)
Track length	59 km
Number of tracks	(electrified Hajipur–Chhapra)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (between 2011- December 2014) (started from 24 December 2014);
Operating speed	up to 110 km/ h
Highest elevation	57 metres

The Hajipur–Chhapra section is a railway line connecting Hajipur Junction to Chhapra Junction via Sonpur, Indian state of Bihar. The 59 km (37 mi) line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar.^{[citation needed]} It is Section on Barauni–Gorakhpur line.