Siwan Junction railway station
Siwan Junction | |||||||||
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Siwan Junction Board | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Siwan, Siwan District, Bihar India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°12′40″N 84°21′33″E / 26.2110°N 84.3593°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 69 metres (226 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Barauni–Gorakhpur line Siwan–Thawe Siwan–Maharajganj | ||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||
| Connections | Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||
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| 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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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.