Samastipur Junction railway station

Samastipur Junction railway station
Indian Railway
Location Station Road, Samastipur, Bihar
India
Elevation 55 metres (183 ft)
Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s)
Platforms 9
Tracks 15
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code SPJ
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Samastipur Division
History
Electrified Completed from 24 December 2014[1]
Previous names East Indian Railways

Samastipur Junction railway station, (Station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar.[2] The Samastipur Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous number of trains. Samastipur is well connected to Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ajmer, Kanpur, Guwahati, Surat, Lucknow, and other cities. It is also the originating station for many superfasts and express trains.

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.[3][4] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police(G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.[5]

Platforms

There are 9 platforms at Samastipur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with three foot over bridge(FOB).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-11899365.html
  2. ↑ "SPJ/Samastipur Junction (9)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "8 more stations to be made models". Retrieved 17. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)