Siwan Junction railway station

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.

Siwan Junction
Siwan Junction Board
General information
Location	Siwan, Siwan District, Bihar India
Coordinates	26.2110°N 84.3593°E / 26.2110; 84.3593
Elevation	69 metres (226 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Siwan–Gorakhpur Siwan–Chhapra Siwan–Thawe Siwan–Maharajganj
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Connections	Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	[citation needed]
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SV
Zone(s)	North Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Varanasi
History
Opened	1907; 117 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
150,000 per day
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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.

Line

• Siwan-Gorakhpur Line
• Siwan-Chhapra-Patliputra Line
• Siwan-Thawe-Kaptanganj Line
• Siwan-Maharajganj Line

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.

Gallery

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  Platform board at the Siwan Junction railway station
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  Railway lines at the Siwan Junction railway station