Samastipur-Darbhanga section

Samastipur–Darbhanga section
Bihar Sampark Kranti Express is an important train on this route
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Samastipur Darbhanga
Stations	23
Service
Type	Passenger and freight train line
Services	Darbhanga-Sitamarhi line Darbhanga-Jaynagar line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Operator(s)	Indian Railways, East Central Railway
Rolling stock	WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP-4, WDG-4, WAG-7, WAG-9, WAG-9H, WAP-4 and WAP-7
Technical
Number of tracks	2 (electrified) (doubling is in progress)
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 130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map to Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line or Darbhanga-Jaynagar line   Darbhanga Junction Laheriasarai Thalwara Bagmati River Haiaghat Rambhadrapur Muktapur Burhi Gandak River to Muzaffarpur Junction Samastipur to Khagaria Junction to Barauni Source: Indian Railways Time Table, Eastern Zone

The Samastipur–Darbhanga section is a railway line connecting Samastipur to Darbhanga in the Indian state of Bihar. The line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar.