Son Nagar Junction
Indian Railways station
Son Nagar railway station nameplate
General information
LocationSon Nagar, Aurangabad, Bihar
India
Coordinates24°52′53″N 84°13′44″E / 24.8815°N 84.2289°E / 24.8815; 84.2289
Line(s)Grand Chord, Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section, Son Nagar–Barkana Loop
Platforms4[1]
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSEB
Zone(s) Eastern Central Railway
Division(s) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
History
Opened1902
Previous namesEast Indian Railway

Son Nagar Junction is a railway station in Aurangabad district. It serves Barun and Daudnagar towns of Bihar.[1] It is located on the east bank of the Son River and was earlier known as Son East Bank.

History

Son Nagar railway station east control room
Son Nagar railway station platform no. 2

The Upper Soane Bridge, connecting Son Nagar and Dehri-on-Sone across the Son River, was completed in 1900. The 3,064-metre (10,052 ft) bridge was then the longest bridge in India. Work on the Grand Chord line of East Indian Railway was completed in 1901. It was formally inaugurated in 1907.[2]

A branch line was opened from Son East Bank, as Son Nagar was then known, to Daltonganj in 1902.[2]

Freight corridor

Son Nagar is expected to be connected with Ludhiana as part of the Eastern Corridor. The primary feeder routes for this will be from Son Nagar to Durgapur via Gomoh, Son Nagar to Tatanagar via Garhwa Road, and Barkakana to Bokaro via Chandrapura.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Son Nagar Junction". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Freight Trains". What is dedicated freight corridor?. IRFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Chiralia
towards ?
East Central Railway zone Dehri-on-Sone
towards ?
Terminus East Central Railway zone Bagaha Bishnupur
towards ?


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