Saharsa Junction railway station

Saharsa Junction railway station is a main railway station in Saharsa district, Bihar. Its code is SHC. It serves Saharsa city. The station consists of 5 platforms. It's A category railway station of Samastipur railway division. Due to less railway facility,less expansion of rail network in Supaul & Madhepura district's people used to catch trains from Saharsa instead of their own stations. It is the main railway junction of this Division.

Saharsa Junction
Indian Railway Station
LocationSabzi Mandi Road, Shankar Chowk Saharsa, Bihar
India
Elevation46 metres (151 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central
Line(s)Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections]]
Platforms5
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeSHC
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Samastipur railway division
Websitewww.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
History
Opened1887
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSaharsa jn
Traffic
Passengers100000/per day
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station
TerminusBarauni-Katihar section
Towards Forbesganj
Saharsa Katcheri
Barauni-Katihar section
Towards Purnia
Dauram Madhepura
Location
Saharsa Junction
Location in Bihar
Saharsa Junction
Location in India

Saharsa jn rail yard is the first LHB coach maintenance yard in East Central Rail Zone(ECR). It is the top 50 rail ticket booking station in India and top 5 rail ticket booking station in ECR zone. Saharsa connected to the major cities in India like Patna,Delhi, Kolkata Mumbai, Surat, Ranchi, Kanpur, Prayag Raj, Lucknow, Amritsar other many 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 Graib Rath. It is also the originating junction of premium train such as Humsafar Express, Graib Rath Express, Rajya Rani Express, Superfast Express, and many Express train .[1][2]

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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References
  1. "SHC/Saharsa Junction". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017.
  2. Seven pairs of special trains for Jasidih Archived 2017-08-02 at the Wayback Machine

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