Samastipur railway division
Samastipur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1969 and its headquarter is located at Samastipur in the state of Bihar of India.
Danapur railway division, Mughalsarai railway division, Dhanbad railway division, and Sonpur railway division are the other railway divisions under ECR Zone headquartered at Hajipur.[1][2]
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Samastipur railway division and their station category.[3][4][5]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| NSG-2 | 2 | Darbhanga Junction, Samastipur Junction |
| NSG-3 | 9 | Saharsa Junction, Bapudham Motihari, Bettiah, Jaynagar, Madhubani, Raxaul Junction, Sakri Junction, Sitamarhi Junction, Narkatiaganj |
| NSG-4 | 4 | Bagaha, Sagauli Junction, Adapur, Banmankhi, Chakia |
| NSG-5 | 20 | Purnia Court, Ghorasahan, Majhowlia, Harinagar, Bairgania, Chanpatia, Dauram Madhepura, Hasanpur Road, Janakpur Road, Kamtaul, Laheriasarai, Mehsi, Motipur, Murliganj, Rajnagar, Ramgarhwa, Rusera Ghat, Salauna, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Supaul |
| NSG-6 | 97 | Kaparpura |
| HG-2 | 21 | - |
| HG-3 | 49 | - |
| Total | 202 | - |
References
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Samastipur Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Minister of Railways directs to re-categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall, strategic importance". PIB. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Zone/Category wise Railway Station opened for passenger services in IR (As on 01.12.2022)" (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Samastipur Division (Commercial Department) Category of stations over the Division" (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2024.