Saharsa Junction railway station

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SAHARSA JUNCTION
; SAHARSA JUNCTION
Indian Railways station
	Picture of New Building of Saharsa Junction
Location	Railway Station Marg, Ward Number 30, Jay Prabha Nagar, Saharsa, Bihar 852201; India
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central
Line(s)	Mansi–Saharsa line; Saharsa–Purnia line; Saharsa–Forbesganj line;
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Connections	All over India
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SHC
Zone(s)	East Central Railway Zone
Division(s)	Samastipur
Website	www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
History
Opened	1887
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Saharsa Junction
Passengers
	150,000+ per day
Services
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Route map
Route map
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Location
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	Interactive map of Saharsa Junction

Saharsa Junction railway station is a main railway station in Saharsa district, Bihar. 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. ^{[citation needed]} Due to less railway facility, less expansion of rail network in Supaul and Madhepura district's people used to catch trains from Saharsa instead of their own stations. It is the main railway junction of Kosi division.

Redevlopment[edit | edit source]

As part of Indian Railways’ modernization efforts and schemes such as Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and PM Gati Shakti, Saharsa Junction is undergoing extensive upgrades to enhance capacity, passenger amenities, and freight handling.

Yard Remodeling & New Platforms[edit | edit source]

Originally proposed at ₹194 crore, the yard remodeling project was revised and approved by the Railway Board at ₹158.73 crore.

Connectivity[edit | edit source]

Saharsa connected to the major cities in India like Patna,Muzaffarpur, Munger, Delhi, Kolkata Mumbai, Surat, Ranchi, Kanpur, Prayag Raj, Lucknow, Amritsar 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, Garib Rath Express, Rajya Rani Express, Superfast Express, and many Express train.^[1]^[2]