Jasidih Junction railway station
Jasidih Junction | |||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||
Jasidih railway station platform | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Jasidih, Deoghar, Deoghar district, Jharkhand India | ||||
| Coordinates | 24°30′53″N 86°38′38″E / 24.51472°N 86.64389°E | ||||
| Elevation | 271 metres (889 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Delhi main line, Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line, Jasidih–Banka–Bhagalpur line, Jasidih-Mohanpur-Hansdiha-Godda-Pirpainti line, Jasidih-Baidyanathdham Deoghar branch line. | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||
| Connections | Deoghar Junction, Baidyanathdham Deoghar, Madhupur Junction, Jhajha, Kiul, Patna, Barh, Asansol, Sankarpur, Kumrabad Rohini, Jamtara, Rampurhat Junction. | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functional | ||||
| Station code | JSME | ||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Asansol | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1871 | ||||
| Electrified | 1996–97 | ||||
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Jasidih Junction (station code: JSME) is the first busiest railway station in terms of train frequencies and fourth in terms of population after Dhanbad, Tatanagar and Ranchi and serving as the satellite station of Deoghar city in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Many premium trains halt here like Howrah Rajdhani (via Patna), Howrah - New Delhi Duronto, Poorva Express, Kolkata - Patna Garib Rath, Shalimar Patna Duronto Express and recently launched Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Varanasi-Baidyanathdham Vande Bharat Express. It has also been included under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and is waiting to be upgraded with world-class services.