Son Nagar Junction railway station

24°52′53″N 84°13′44″E / 24.8815°N 84.2289°E / 24.8815; 84.2289Line(s)Grand Chord, Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section, Son Nagar–Barkana LoopPlatforms4^[1]ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeSEB Zone(s) Eastern Central Railway Division(s) Pandit Deen Dayal UpadhyayaHistoryOpened1902Previous 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

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

External links

• Map of Son Nagar Junction
• All train departures from Son Nagar Junction

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Chiralia towards ?		East Central Railway zone Gaya–Mughalsarai section		Dehri-on-Sone towards ?
Terminus		East Central Railway zone Barkakana–Son Nagar line		Bagaha Bishnupur towards ?