Samastipur Junction railway station
25°51′36″N 85°47′11″E / 25.859983°N 85.786351°E
Samastipur Junction | |||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||
 Samastipur Junction Main Gate | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Samastipur, Bihar India | ||||||||
| Elevation | 46.54 metres (152.7 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railways | ||||||||
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| Platforms | 7 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Available  | ||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | SPJ | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Samastipur | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1875 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 2014[1] | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 3 lakh per day | |||||||||
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Samastipur Junction railway station (station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar.[2] The Samastipur Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous trains. Samastipur station is well connected to Patna, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Howrah, Bangalore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Kanpur, Guwahati, Surat, Lucknow, Chennai, Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Gwalior and other major cities. It is also the originating station for many express trains.
Facilities
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, a retiring room, computerised reservation facility, a reservation counter and vehicle parking etc.[3][4] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms with vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items, a tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets at the station.[5] The station is also equipped with free Wi-Fi. The station also has recently been equipped with lifts at both ends of the station.
Platforms
There are seven platforms at Samastipur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two foot overbridges (FOB). Platform 3,4 and 5 are the busiest platforms and are mostly used for long-haul trains.
References
- ^ "सपना साकार, अब फर्राटे भरेगी विद्युत ट्रेन 11899365". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "SPJ/Samastipur Junction (9)". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013. [failed verification]
- ^ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014. [failed verification]
External links
Media related to Samastipur Junction railway station at Wikimedia Commons