Sahjanwa railway station explained

Sahjanwa railway station
Native Name:Sahjanwa Gida Gorakhpur
Type:Regional rail and Light rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:26.7636°N 83.2161°W
Map Type:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Line:Gorakhpur–Basti–Lucknow
Lucknow–Varanasi
Sahjanwa-dohrighat proposed railway line
Structure:standard on ground station
Platform:3, (2) proposed after developing as satellite station
Tracks:5
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Not available
Electrified:Yes
Code:SWA
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:North Eastern Railway

Sahjanwa railway station is located in the town of Sahjanwa district of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. it was constructed in 1980. It serves Sahjanwa and Gida which is its industrial areas located at from Sahjanwa it is located on the Gorakhpur–Basti–Lucknow–Delhi main line on the route of North Eastern Railway.

The station offers class B railway station facilities. The station is from Gorakhpur railway station and from Gorakhpur airport. it is one of the ten railway stations of Gorakhpur.

Some major railway stations located near sahjanwa are, Basti, and Gorakhpur. It is directly and well connected by Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, Gonda, Basti, Kanpur, Jhansi, Durg, Agra, Barauni, New Delhi, Bhopal, Mumbai, Nasik, Allahabad, and Ayodhya. After developing as a satellite station it will be become major terminating junction for Lucknow–Bahraich–Gonda–Varanasi and south side of Gorakhpur via Dohrighat.

History

The railway line between Gorakhpur–Gonda loop, running between Gorakhpur and Gonda, was constructed by North Eastern Railway between 1979 and 1995–2000.[1]

Trains which have stop at Sahjanwa railway station

There are currently 10 trains that take a halt at this station. They are-

Train no. Name From To
11123 Barauni Gwalior express Barauni Junction Gwalior Junction
05106 Basti Gorakhpur Intercity Express Basti station Gorakhpur Junction
15203 Barauni Lucknow express Barauni junction Lucknow Junction
12531 Gorakhpur Lucknow express Gorakhpur Junction Lucknow Junction
55025 Gorakhpur Gonda passenger Gorakhpur Junction Gonda Junction
55001 Gorakhpur Ayodhya passenger Gorakhpur Junction Ayodhya Junction
19038 Gorakhpur Bandra terminous Avadh express Gorakhpur Junction Bandra terminous
19040 Muzaffarpur Bandra terminous Avadh express Muzaffarpur Junction Bandra Terminous
55027 Gorakhpur Gonda passenger Gorakhpur Junction Gonda Junction
15007 Varanasi city Lucknow Junction Krishak express Varanasi city Lucknow Junction.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway . 2012-11-06 .
  2. Web site: list of trains stops at sahjanwa .