Samastipur Junction (station code: SPJ) is a major railway station in Bihar, India, under the East Central Railway zone (ECR). It is one of the busiest junctions in North Bihar and serves as the headquarters of the Samastipur railway division. The station is strategically located and acts as a gateway to the Mithila region and parts of North Bihar. This station is NSG-2 category station. Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga are other two NSG-2 category stations of SPJ division. This station is among top 10 highest revenue earning stations in ECR.
Railway lines Samastipur Junction is a major railway junction where several broad-gauge lines converge. The routes branching from the station are as follows:
Line Route Major destinations Barauni–Gorakhpur line Samastipur → Hajipur → Chhapra → Siwan → Gorakhpur Hajipur, Chhapra, Siwan, Gorakhpur Samastipur–Darbhanga line Samastipur → Darbhanga → Jaynagar / Nirmali Darbhanga, Madhubani, Jaynagar Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Raxaul line Samastipur → Muzaffarpur → Motihari → Raxaul Muzaffarpur, Motihari, Raxaul (Nepal border) Samastipur–Khagaria–Munger–Bhagalpur line Samastipur → Khagaria → Munger → Bhagalpur → Sahibganj Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj, Howrah Samastipur–Sitamarhi line Samastipur → Janakpur Road → Sitamarhi → Raxaul Sitamarhi, Raxaul Samastipur–Patna line Samastipur → Dalsinghsarai → Hajipur → Patna Dalsinghsarai, Hajipur, Patna Samastipur–Katihar line Samastipur → Saharsa → Purnia → Katihar → Guwahati Saharsa, Purnia, Katihar, Northeast India
Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, a retiring room, computerised reservation facility, a reservation counter and vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms with vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items, a tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets at the station. The station is also equipped with free Wi-Fi. The station also has recently been equipped with lifts at both ends of the station.
Platforms There are seven platforms at Samastipur Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two foot overbridges (FOB). Platform 3,4 and 5 are the busiest platforms and are mostly used for long-haul trains.
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