Siwan Junction railway station

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Siwan Junction
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General information
Location Siwan, Siwan District, Bihar
India
Coordinates 26°12′40″N84°21′33″E / 26.2110°N 84.3593°E / 26.2110; 84.3593
Elevation69 metres (226 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)Siwan–Gorakhpur
Siwan–Chhapra
Siwan–Thawe
Siwan–Maharajganj
Platforms5
Tracks9
Connections Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg [ citation needed ]
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSV
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway Zone
Division(s) Varanasi
History
Opened1907; 117 years ago
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
150,000 per day
Location
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Location within India
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Siwan Junction is an 'A' Category railway station in the city of Siwan, in the state of Bihar. It is an important railway station of the Varanasi railway division. This station is well connected to major cities of India like Kolkata, Amritsar, Ranchi, Guwahati, Lucknow, Delhi, Kanpur, Jamshedpur and Gorakhpur. It serves the people of both Siwan and Gopalganj districts. This railway station has no long distance originating train despite being one of the top station of Varanasi Division.

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Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Varanasi railway division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of Siwan district in Bihar. [1] The station code is SV [2] and it serves commuters of both the districts Siwan and Gopalganj.

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Trains

Vaishali Express, Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express, Arunachal AC Superfast Express, Tatanagar-Thawe Express, Lichchavi Express, Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath Express, Maurya Express are some famous trains passing through Siwan railway station.

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References

  1. "Division at a Glance". North Eastern Railway Zone . Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Indian Railways . Railway Board. p. 2. Retrieved 6 August 2016.