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{{Infobox station
| name = Narkatiaganj Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|25px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Narkatiaganj]], [[West Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.1050|84.4631|region:IN_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|54|m|ft}}
| line = [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line]]<br />[[Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori line]] [[Narkatiaganj–Darbhanga line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard station
| platform = 5
| tracks = 8
| parking =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NKE
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Samastipur}}
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former = East Indian Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Bihar#India
}}

'''Narkatiaganj Junction''' (station code:- '''NKE'''), is a railway station in the [[Samastipur railway division]] of [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]. It is one of the busiest and important junctions of Samastipur division. The station is located in the town of [[Narkatiaganj]], a sub-division of [[West Champaran district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]].

== Platforms ==
The four platforms are accessible only through a level-crossing side on platform no. 1 & 2 where an office for station officials and facilities for ticket and waiting are situated. The platforms are interconnected with [[foot overbridge]]s (FOB). Platforms 1, 2 3 & 4 are also connected to FOB, platform no 5 is lower-level platform.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

== Trains ==
Samastipur is the divisional headquarters; several local passenger trains and express trains run from Narkatiaganj to neighbouring destinations.
List of some important trains that stop at Narkatiaganj:<ref>{{cite web |title=Departures from NKE/Narkatiaganj Junction |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/narkatiaganj-junction-nke/565#st |website=India Rail Info |access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Number !! Train Name
|-
| 12557/8 || [[Sapt Kranti Express]] (MFP-ANVT)
|-
| 15705/6 || [[Champaran Humsafar Express]] (KIR-DLI)
|-
| 15273/4 || [[Satyagrah Express]] (RXL-ANVT)
|-
| 19269/70 || [[Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express]] (PBR-MFP) VIA-DLI
|-
| 12211/2 || [[Muzaffarpur–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express]] (ANVT-MFP)
|-
| 14009/10 || [[Champaran Satyagrah Express]] (ANVT-BMKI)
|-
| 19039/40 || [[Bandra Terminus–Muzaffarpur Avadh Express]] (BDTS-MFP)
|-
| 15529/30 || [[Saharsa–Anand Vihar Terminal Jan Sadharan Express]] (SHC-ANVT)
|-
| 15655/6 || [[Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express]] (KYQ-SVDK)
|-
| 15653/4 || [[Amarnath Express]] (GHY-JAT)
|-
| 15001/2 || [[Rapti Ganga Express]] (MFP-DDN)
|-
| 22551/2 || [[Darbhanga–Jalandhar City Antyodaya Express]] (DBG-JUC)
|-
| 15211/2 || [[Jan Nayak Express]] (DBG-ASR)
|-
| 12537/8 || [[Bapu Dham Superfast Express]] (MFP-MUV)
|-
| 15215/6 || [[Muzaffarpur–Narkatiaganj Express]] (MFP-NKE)
|-
| 25201/2 || [[Patliputra–Narkatiaganj Intercity Express]] (PPTA-NKE)
|-
| 15237/8 || Darbhanga–Ajmer Express* (DBG-AII)
|-
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pending

* Pair of passenger train run from Gorakhpur to Narkatiaganj
* Pair of MEMU passenger train run from Muzaffarpur to Narkatiaganj
* Pair of trains run from Raxaul to Narkatiaganj

Doubling MFP-NKE-PNY undergoing project.

== Connectivity ==
The nearest airport to Narkatiaganj Junction is [[Gorakhpur Airport]], {{Convert|136|km}} distance.
Patna airport is an alternative airport, situated from Narkatiaganj to {{convert|240|km}} distance.

== See also ==
* [[Bhikhna Thori railway station]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/565 Narkatiaganj Junction Map]
* [http://westchamparan.bih.nic.in/ Official website of the West champaran district]

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[[Category:Railway stations in West Champaran district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Bihar]]
[[Category:Samastipur railway division]]

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