Chhapra Junction railway station

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Chhapra Junction
Indian Railways Junction station
Panorma view of Chhapra Junction Railway Station.jpg
General information
Location Chhapra, Saran district, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°47′19″N84°43′24″E / 25.78861°N 84.72333°E / 25.78861; 84.72333 Coordinates: 25°47′19″N84°43′24″E / 25.78861°N 84.72333°E / 25.78861; 84.72333
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Eastern Railway zone
Line(s) Prayagraj-Varanasi–Chhapra line
Barauni–Siwan-Gorakhpur-Lucknow main line,Chhapra-Mau-Shahganj rail line, Chhapra-Mashrakh-Thawe line, Chhapra-Pahleza ghat-Patliputra rail line
Platforms5 (3 more platforms are under construction)
Tracks22
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes Auto, cab, e-rickshaw
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCPR
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Varanasi
History
Openedyes
Electrified2012
Passengers
Daily2,00,000(daily)
Location
Chhapra Junction railway station
New Chhapra railway station built under Nitish Kumar government. Chhapra Railway Station built under Nitish Kumar.jpg
New Chhapra railway station built under Nitish Kumar government.

Chhapra Junction railway station, station code CPR, is a railway station in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. Located on the North Eastern railway, it is named after Rithala Officer in Incharge Praveen Verma. This city is situated near the Ghaghara River and the Ganga. The station is well connected to all parts of India.

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Administration

This station falls under Varanasi railway division of North Eastern Railway zone and was electrified in 2012.

Infrastructure

The station is about 58 m (190 ft) in height and has about[ vague ] 5 platforms, 21 tracks and 5 lines branching to Siwan Mashrakh Sonepur Muzaffarpur and Ballia operating about a total of 200 trains, which originates or arrives here. [1] Free and fast Wi-Fi from Google WiFi and RailTel Corporation of India available here since 2016 [2] [3]

Revenue

Classified under A-1 category with the zone, this junction station generates about 60 crore (US$7.5 million) in revenue per annum. [4]

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References

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  2. "छपरा जंक्शन पर शीघ्र ही वाईफाई की सुविधा". jagran. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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