Saharsa Junction railway station

Saharsa Junction
Indian Railways station
Picture of New Building of Saharsa Junction
General information
Location	Sabzi Mandi Road, Shankar Chowk Saharsa, Saharsa district, Bihar India
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central
Line(s)	Mansi–Saharsa line Saharsa–Purnia line Saharsa–Forbesganj line
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Connections	All over India
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SHC
Zone(s)	East Central Railway Zone
Division(s)	Samastipur
Website	www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
History
Opened	1887
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Saharsa Junction
Passengers
150,000+ per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station East Central Railway zone Terminus Barauni–Katihar section Towards Forbesganj Saharsa Katcheri towards ? Khagaria Junction towards ? Barauni–Katihar section Towards Purnia Dauram Madhepura towards ?
Route map v t e Mansi–Saharsa Line Legend 0 Mansi Junction Barauni–Guwahati line 6 Badla Ghat Bagmati River 10 Dhamara Ghat Kosi River 14 Fango Halt 18 Koparia 25 Simri Bakhtiyarpur 29 Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 33 Sonbarsa Kacheri 37 Parminiya Halt to Purnia 41 Saharsa Junction to Forbesganj v t e Saharsa–Purnia Line Legend km Saharsa–Forbesganj line 99 Saharsa Junction to Mansi 96 Karu Khirhar Nagar 91 Baijnathpur 83 Methai 78 Dauram Madhepura 69 Budhma 66 Bhairopatti 62 Deenapatti 56 Murliganj 50 Rupauli 43 Jankinagar 40 Harapatti to Kursela(planned) 63 Bihariganj 31 Mahikhand Halt 56 Raghunans Nagar 51 Barhara Kothi 49 Sukhsena 46 Aurahi 43 Sukhasan Kothi 36 Banmankhi Junction 26 Sarsi 23 Alinagar Tola 14 Krityanand Nagar 5 Purnia Court Saura river to Jogbani 0 Purnia Junction to Katihar v t e Saharsa–Forbesganj Line Legend km to Mansi to Purnia 0 Saharsa Junction 2 Saharsa Kacheri Halt 6 Nandlalee Halt 10 Panchgachia 16 Garh Baruari 20 Vinaekma Halt 23 Sunderpur Halt 27 Supaul Supual–Araria Line (Construction) 34 Kadampura Halt 40 Tharbitia 46 Baijnathpur Andoli Halt (bypass construction) 49 Chandpipar Halt 51 New Jhajha to Nirmali & Darbhanga 51 Saraigarh Junction 58 Narayanpur Murli Halt 62 Raghopur 66 Ram Bishanpur Halt 74 Pratapganj 82 Lalitgram 86 Chhatapur Road Halt 94 Narpatganj 99 Deviganj Halt 104 Chakardaha Halt to Jogbani to Purnia 111 Forbesganj Junction Location Saharsa Junction Location in Bihar Show map of Bihar Saharsa Junction Location in India Show map of India Saharsa Junction railway station is a main railway station in Saharsa district, Bihar. Its code is SHC. It serves Kosi Division area. The station consists of 5 platforms.This railway junction has been certified by ISO:14001:2015 for environmental management. Due to less railway facility, less expansion of rail network in Supaul and Madhepura district's people used to catch trains from Saharsa instead of their own stations. It is the main railway junction of Kosi division. Strategic importance It is planned to be the largest and busiest railway station in Samastipur railway division after the completion of Saharsa–Forbesganj and Saharsa–Darbhanga routes as it will be a Source-Terminus station of many premium and other trains as well as a major stoppage of ongoing trains. Recently, Saharsa Junction railway station has been selected under Railway Privatisation scheme making the facilities and infrastructure matching the world class level. Saharsa Jn rail yard is the first LHB coach maintenance yard in East Central Rail Zone (ECR). Establishing a hi-tech washing pit has been approved by Ministry of Railways at a cost of 12 crores 44 lakhs INR. It is the top 50 rail ticket booking station in India and top 5 rail ticket booking station in ECR zone. To reduce the congestion of Barauni–Katihar–Guwahati route, two bypass routes are under construction one from Jalalgarh to Kisanganj and other from Araria to Thakurganj. After the completion the train traffic going to North East India will be diverted to Saharsa–Purnea–Jalalgarh–Guwahati and Saharsa–Forbesganj–Araria–Silliguri lines. Connectivity Saharsa connected to the major cities in India like Patna,Muzaffarpur, Munger, Delhi, Kolkata Mumbai, Surat, Ranchi, Kanpur, Prayag Raj, Lucknow, Amritsar many other cities by the railway network and serves the city with numerous trains. India's first Graib Rath has started from here which was 12203 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath. It is also the originating junction of premium train such as Humsafar Express, Garib Rath Express, Rajya Rani Express, Superfast Express, and many Express train. [1] [2] Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police office. Major trains Bandra Terminus–Saharsa Humsafar Express Vaishali Express Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express Saharsa–Patna Rajya Rani Express Poorbiya Express Janhit Express Hate Bazare Express Saharsa–Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express (via Chandigarh) Purnia Court–Amritsar Jan Sewa Express Saharsa–Barauni Express Janaki Intercity Express Saharsa–Anand Vihar Terminal Jan Sadharan Express Saharsa–Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express (via Sirhind) Kosi Express Saharsa–Rajendra Nagar Terminal Intercity Express Saharsa–Samastipur Passenger Saharsa–Purnia Passenger (05543) Laheriyasarai - Saharsha DMU (05544) Saharsha - Laheriyasarai DMU (05546) Saharsha - Laheriyasarai DMU (05547) Laheriyasarai - Saharsha DMU (05548) Saharsha - Laheriyasarai DMU 05549) Laheriyasarai - Saharsha DMU References "SHC/Saharsa Junction". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. 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