Samastipur-Darbhanga section

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
Route map
	to Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line or Darbhanga-Jaynagar line
	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.

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