Banmankhi Junction railway station

Location
	Banmankhi Junction railway station Location within Bihar Banmankhi Junction railway station Banmankhi Junction railway station (India)

BANMANKHI JUNCTION
; BANMANKHI JUNCTION
Indian Railways junction station
	New constructed building of Banmankhi Junction.
General information
Location	Station Road, Banmankhi, Bihar; India
Coordinates	25°53′06″N 87°11′36″E / 25.885013°N 87.193268°E
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Saharsa–Purnia line; Banmankhi–Bihariganj branch line;
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNKI
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Samastipur
History
Opened	1940; 85 years ago
Electrified	2022; 3 years ago
Previous names	East Indian Railways
Location
Location
	Banmankhi Junction railway station Location within Bihar Banmankhi Junction railway station Banmankhi Junction railway station (India)

Saharsa–Purnia Line

Legend

km

Saharsa–Forbesganj line

99

Saharsa Junction

Mansi–Saharsa line
to Mansi

96

Karu Khirhar Nagar

91

Baijnathpur

83

Methai

78

Dauram Madhepura

69

Budhma

66

Bhairopatti

62

Deenapatti

56

Murliganj

50

Rupauli

43

Jankinagar

40

Harapatti

Barauni–Katihar section
to Kursela (planned)

63

Bihariganj

31

Mahikhand Halt

56

Raghunans Nagar

51

Barhara Kothi

49

Sukhsena

46

Aurahi

43

Sukhasan Kothi

36

Banmankhi Junction

26

Sarsi

23

Alinagar Tola

14

Krityanand Nagar

5

Purnia Court

Saura river

Jogbani–Katihar line
to Jogbani

0

Purnia Junction'

Jogbani–Katihar line
to Katihar

Banmankhi Junction railway station (station code:- BNKI), is the railway station serving the town of Banmankhi in the Purnea district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a NSG-4 category railway station of Samastipur railway division in East Central Railway.^[1]

History

Banmankhi Junction railway station was opened in 1937, becoming the second junction railway station in Purnea district, Bihar, British India. The construction of the Purnea - Banmankhi - Murliganj and Bihariganj section, built by the East Bengal Railway, began in 1929 and was completed in 1937, passing through this station.^[2]

After India’s independence, the Saharsa - Budhmaghat line was extended to Murliganj in 1954, connecting the entire Purnea - Saharsa section with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge tracks.^[3]

The gauge conversion work on the Purnia - Saharsa section commenced in the year 2007-08, resulting in a partial suspension of train services. However, the unprecedented floods in the Kosi River in 2008 severely disrupted and delayed the project.^[4] After eight years of construction, the broad gauge (BG) line on the remaining Banmankhi - Purnia section was finally completed and inaugurated on June 10, 2016, by the then Railway Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu.^[5]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P.) office.

There are 3 platforms in Banmankhi Junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot overbridge (FOB).