Siwan Junction railway station explained

Siwan Junction
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Siwan, Siwan District, Bihar
Country:India
Coordinates:26.211°N 84.3593°W
Map Type:India#India Bihar
Line:Siwan–Gorakhpur
Siwan–Chhapra
Siwan–Thawe
Siwan–Maharajganj
Other:Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:5
Tracks:9
Parking:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:North Eastern Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Passengers:150,000 per day
Map State:300px
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map

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.

Jurisdiction

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

Trains

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division at a Glance. North Eastern Railway Zone. Indian Railways. 6 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109151138/http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C338%2C637. 9 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Station Code Index. Indian Railways. Railway Board. 6 August 2016. 2. PDF.