Barauni
| Barauni | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Barauni Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°ECoordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Population [1] | |
| • Total | 71,660 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in Begusarai district of the state of Bihar, India.
Transport
Railways
Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. It is the gateway to North Eastern India as it connects the North-East States with the rest of the country. Barauni has two railway stations – I.) Barauni Junction (old) where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur side where reversal is not needed) and II.) Barauni Junction (new) at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. List of train that start/terminate at Barauni Junction are:[2]-
- 1. Vaishali Express
- 2. Raptisagar Express
- 3. Gwalior Mail
- 4. Barauni Lucknow Express
- 5. 15276 Barauni Saharsa Express
- 6. Barauni Gondia Express
Roads
National Highway 28 starts at Barauni and National Highway 31 passes through the town. Both national highways have junctions here.
Air
The nearest airport to Barauni is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) away.
People
See also
Direction Board
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Samastipur | | ||
| Patna |  |
Begusarai | ||
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| Lakhisarai |
References
- ↑ "Barauni City Population". Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
- ↑ "Barauni". indianrailinfo.com.
External links
- Bihar's football crazy girls
- One killed in India train crash
- Japanese agency keen to set up power unit at Barauni