Katihar Junction railway station

कटिहार जं.
KATIHAR Jn.

कटिहार जं०
; कटिहार जं.; KATIHAR Jn.; कटिहार जं०
Regional Rail & Commuter Rail Station
	The main entrance of the station.
General information
Location	Station Road, Katihar-854105, Bihar ; India
Coordinates	25°32′55″N87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°E
Elevation	35 metres (115 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Barauni–Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections ; Katihar–Jogbani line ; Katihar–Siliguri line ; Katihar–Teznarayanpur branch line ;
Platforms	8
Tracks	14
Connections	Taxi, Auto-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KIR
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	1889
Electrified	2016 Yes (April,2017)
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
	100K/Day(high)
Services
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Other services
Location
	; कटिहार जं.; KATIHAR Jn. Location in Bihar
	Interactive map

Last updated March 28, 2024

Katihar Junction railway station serves Katihar city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an A Category railway station of Katihar Division. The Katihar Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.

Katihar lies in between Barauni–Katihar section of Barauni–Guwahati line
Katihar–Siliguri line which serves the city with numerous trains to Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and with many other cities. It is ISO certified ISO 14001:2015 for its clean and green environment throughout the station premises.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

East Indian Railway Company opened the Manihari–Katihar–Kasba section in 1888 and the North Bengal Railway opened the Katihar–Raiganj section the same year. The Barsoi–Kishanganj section opened in 1889. All these lines were 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge lines. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, operating 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge lines, extended their operations from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915 and to Dalkhola.

Siliguri was connected to Kolkata via the eastern part of Bengal since 1878 (for details see Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line). However, with the partition of India in 1947, railway services in the region were completely disrupted. In 1949, the narrow-gauge Siliguri–Kishanganj section was upgraded to metre gauge. Thus there was a direct metre-gauge connection from Manihari to Siliguri via Katihar.^[1] The importance of Katihar station grew because of the jute mill in the region.

Development

In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, Indian Railways took the initiative to extend 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad-gauge rail link from Kolkata.^[1]

The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was opened in 1971 thereby linking the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop to Malda, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.^[2]^[3]

Gauge conversion work (from metre gauge to broad gauge) in the Barauni–Katihar section was taken up in 1978–79 and completed in 1982.^[4]

The Siliguri–Katihar line was the last surviving metre-gauge line in the area. The Aluabari Road–Katihar section already had a broad-gauge line running alongside the metre-gauge line. The Aluabari Road–Siliguri section needed to be converted. Conversion work was taken up in 2008, train services in the section was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Station facilities

Following services available in Katihar Jn. Railway Station:

10 (02 Bedded) AC Retiring Rooms
05 (02 Bedded) Non AC Retiring Rooms
01 (08 Bedded) AC Dormitory
04 (01 Bedded) AC Cabin Dormitory
01 (06 Bedded) Non AC Dormitory
Executive Lounge
High Speed Google Railwire Free Wi-Fi service
Upper Class/Lower Class Waiting Rooms having Free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/Charging points/Drinking water & separate Ladies/Gents Washrooms
Food Plaza
Tea Stall
FOB with 4X Escalator/Elevators 3X
CCTV Surveillance

Platforms

There are 8 functional platforms at Katihar Junction which are interconnected & have multiple foot overbridges.

Gallery

Dibrugarh Rajdhani arriving Katihar Jn
Katihar Station
Kamakhya–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Express entering Katihar
12423 Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express waiting to depart Katihar
A Siliguri-based WDG-4 with a freight train enters Katihar Junction

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References

1 2 "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
↑ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
↑ Salman, Salman M. A.; Uprety, Kishor (2002). Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective. World Bank Publications. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3 . Retrieved 5 July 2011.
↑ Rajendra Saxena. "Details of New line, Gauge conversion & Doubling constructed after independence & in progress on Indian Railways". item No. 18. irse. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
↑ "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
↑ "Railways to partially restore Siliguri–Bagdogra service". The Times of India . 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
↑ "IRFCA photo gallery". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

External links

Katihar Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station		Following station
Terminus	Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar–Siliguri line	Dandkhora towards ?
	Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar–Barsoi branch line	Kumedpur towards ?
	Northeast Frontier Railway zone Barauni–Katihar section	Semapur towards ?
	Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar–Teznarayanpur branch line	Mansi towards ?
	Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar–Jogbani branch line	Dalan towards ?

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[njp-1] 1 2 "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[timeline-2] Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[3] Salman, Salman M. A.; Uprety, Kishor (2002). Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective. World Bank Publications. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3 . Retrieved 5 July 2011.

[4] Rajendra Saxena. "Details of New line, Gauge conversion & Doubling constructed after independence & in progress on Indian Railways". item No. 18. irse. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

[5] "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[6] "Railways to partially restore Siliguri–Bagdogra service". The Times of India . 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[7] "IRFCA photo gallery". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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