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Module 16: Railways in Bihar - Network, Zones & Manufacturing Hubs

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Railways serve as the backbone for freight and passenger transport. Rail services in Bihar began historically during 1860–62. As of 2019, Bihar had a total of 67,415 km of rail track and 3,720 km of rail route.


Rail Densities & Indicators:

  • Bihar's rail route accounts for 5.5 percent of India's total rail route.
  • Rail route density in Bihar is 39.6 km per 1,000 sq km of area.
  • However, relative to population, Bihar has only 4.9 km of rail route per lakh population.

Table 5.4.5: Railway Zones Operating in Bihar

S.No.Railway ZoneHeadquarters
1.North Eastern Railway (NER)Gorakhpur
2.Eastern Railway (ER)Kolkata
3.South Eastern Railway (SER)Kolkata
4.North East Frontier Railway (NFR)Guwahati
5.East Central Railway (ECR)Hajipur (Bihar)

Railway Industrial Undertakings in Bihar:

  • Rail Wheel Plant at Bela (Chapra): Built without foreign collaboration; only the second such plant in India after Yelahanka (Bengaluru).
  • Electric Locomotive Factory: Set up at Madhepura (high-horsepower freight engines).
  • Diesel Locomotive Factory: Set up at Marhaura (Saran).
  • Rail Coach Factory: Harnaut (Nalanda) and Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop.
⭐ Key Points
  • Rail Wheel Plant at Bela (Chapra): Built without foreign collaboration; only the second such plant in India after Yelahanka (Bengaluru).
  • Electric Locomotive Factory: Set up at Madhepura (high-horsepower freight engines).
  • Diesel Locomotive Factory: Set up at Marhaura (Saran).
  • Rail Coach Factory: Harnaut (Nalanda) and Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop.
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  • Rail Wheel Plant at Bela (Chapra): Built without foreign collaboration; only the second such plant in India after Yelahanka (Bengaluru).
  • Electric Locomotive Factory: Set up at Madhepura (high-horsepower freight engines).
  • Diesel Locomotive Factory: Set up at Marhaura (Saran).
  • Rail Coach Factory: Harnaut (Nalanda) and Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop.
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The sophisticated Rail Wheel Plant established without foreign collaboration is located at which place in Bihar?

The rail wheel plant was established at Bela in Chapra, second in India after Bengaluru.
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Rail Wheel Plant at Bela (Chapra): Built without foreign collaboration; only the second such plant in India after Yelahanka (Bengaluru).

Built without foreign collaboration; only the second such plant in India after Yelahanka (Bengaluru).

Electric Locomotive Factory: Set up at ______ (high-horsepower freight engines).

Madhepura

Diesel Locomotive Factory: Set up at ______.

Marhaura (Saran)

Rail Coach Factory: ______

Harnaut (Nalanda) and Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop.