Barauni Junction, station code BJU, is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Barauni Junction is located in Barauni city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.HistoryIn February 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Muzaffarpur Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.FacilitiesThe major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility and vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall, fruit stall,dairy stall, meal stall and book stall.PlatformsBarauni Junction has total 9 platforms. The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridges (FOB).It has two foot over bridge.TrainsSeveral electrified local passenger trains and express trains run from Barauni Junction to neighbouring destinations.Nearest airportsThe nearest airports to Barauni Junction are Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Gaya International Airport Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, KolkataBagdogra Airport, Bagdogra Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar