The Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section is an electrified double railway line connecting Muzaffarpur to Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. The 53.83 km (33 mi) line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain in Bihar.

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Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Muzaffarpur Hajipur
Stations	11
Service
Type	Passenger and Freight Train Line
Services	Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Operator(s)	Indian Railways, East Central Railway
Depot(s)	Hajipur and Narayanpur Anant station in Muzaffarpur
Rolling stock	Diesel Locos: WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5, WDP 4 and WDG 4
History
Opened	1886
Technical
Line length	53.83 km (33.4 mi)
Track length	59 km (36.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (double electrified)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (between 2011 and December 2014) (started 24 December 2014)[1]
Operating speed	up to 100 km/h (62 mph)
Highest elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Route map Legend (km) 0.00 Muzaffarpur Junction 6.04 Ram Dayalu Nagar 13.75 Turki 20.09 Kurhani 25.88 Goraul 27.81 Benipatti Pirapur 34.17 Bhagwanpur 38.83 Bithauli 43.22 Sarai 49.27 Ghoswar 53.83 Hajipur Junction

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Former Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav announced the electrification of Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line and Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) in the Rail Budget 2008. The electrification began in 2011 and was completed in 2014.^[2]

There are 9 stations between Muzaffarpur Junction and Hajipur Junction.

The Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line is not an A-Class line of Indian Railways. So maximum speed is restricted to 130 km/h, which was electrified in December 2014^[2] and the doubling work was in progress which is completed between Muzaffarpur Junction to Bhagwanpur railway station .^[3]

• Kanti Thermal Power Station, Muzaffarpur^[4]
• Bharat Wagon Engineering Limited, Muzaffarpur
• Major Freight Terminal at Narayanpur Anant
• Bharat Petroleum Siding, Narayanpur Anant
• FCI Siding at Narayanpur Anant
• PSC Sleeper Siding at Sarai
• DEMU maintenance depot at Sonepur

• Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
• Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
• Barauni–Samastipur section
• Muzaffarpur Junction
• Hajipur Junction
• East Central Railway zone