Saharsa Junction railway station is a main railway station in
Saharsa district
Saharsa is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Saharsa district is a part of the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1 April 1954 and has subsequently become ...
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Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
. 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
Supaul is a town and a municipality that is headquarters of Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar. Supaul is the administrative headquarters of this district.
History
Supaul, which was previously a part of Saharsa district, is part of t ...
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Madhepura district
Madhepura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Madhepura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Madhepura district is a part of Kosi division.
History
Madhepura is part of the Mithila regio ...
'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
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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
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
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Munger
Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern In ...
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Delhi
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Kolkata
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Mumbai
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Surat
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Ranchi
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Kanpur
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Prayag Raj
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Lucknow
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Amritsar
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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
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Garib Rath Express
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Rajya Rani Express
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History
The word "Rajya" means "State" and the word "Rani" means Queen i ...
Express
Express or EXPRESS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
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Music
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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
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Bandra Terminus–Saharsa Humsafar Express
The 22913 / 22914 Bandra Terminus - Saharsa Humsafar Express is an Humsafar Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Saharsa Junction. It is currently being operated with 22913/22914 train numbers on ...
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Vaishali Express
Vaishali Express is a daily Superfast train service, connecting Saharsa in Bihar to New Delhi. This train is one of the oldest train in this route. Earlier it was known as Muzaffarpur–New Delhi Jayanti Jayanta Express.
It is the first train ...
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Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express
The 12203 / 04 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Express train of the Garib Rath category belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Saharsa Junction of Bihar and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It op ...
Poorbiya Express
The 15279 / 15280 Poorbiya Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways – East Central Railway zone that runs between & in India.
It connects the major cities of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh like Saharsa, Barauni, Hajipur, Chhapra, ...
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Janhit Express
The 13205 / 13206 Janhit Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13205/13206 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 13205/Janhit Express h ...
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Hate Bazare Express
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Saharsa–Barauni Express
The Saharsa–Barauni Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15275/15276 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 15275/Saharsa–Barauni Exp ...
Saharsa–Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express (via Sirhind)
The 14603 / 14604 Saharsa–Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 14603/14604 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The ...