Siwan Junction railway station
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Siwan Junction | |||||||||
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 Siwan Junction Board | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Siwan, Siwan District, Bihar India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°12′40″N 84°21′33″E / 26.2110°N 84.3593°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 69 metres (226 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Siwan–Gorakhpur Siwan–Chhapra Siwan–Thawe Siwan–Maharajganj | ||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||
| Connections | Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Accessible |  [citation needed] | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | SV | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway Zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Varanasi | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1907; 117 years ago | ||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 150,000 per day | |||||||||
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Siwan Junction is an 'A' Category railway station in the city of Siwan, in the state of Bihar. It is an important railway station of the Varanasi railway division. This station is well connected to major cities of India like Kolkata, Amritsar, Ranchi, Guwahati, Lucknow, Delhi, Kanpur, Jamshedpur and Gorakhpur. It serves the people of both Siwan and Gopalganj districts. This railway station has no long distance originating train despite being one of the top station of Varanasi Division.
Jurisdiction
[edit]It belongs to the Varanasi railway division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of Siwan district in Bihar.[1] The station code is SV[2] and it serves commuters of both the districts Siwan and Gopalganj.
Line
[edit]- Siwan-Gorakhpur Line
- Siwan-Chhapra-Patliputra Line
- Siwan-Thawe-Kaptanganj Line
- Siwan-Maharajganj Line
Trains
[edit]Vaishali Express, Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express, Arunachal AC Superfast Express, Tatanagar-Thawe Express, Lichchavi Express, Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath Express, Maurya Express are some famous trains passing through Siwan railway station.
Gallery
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Platform board at the Siwan Junction railway station -
Railway lines at the Siwan Junction railway station
References
[edit]- ^ "Division at a Glance". North Eastern Railway Zone. Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 2. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Siwan Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
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