Jasidih Junction railway station


JASIDIH JUNCTION
Jasidih railway station platform
General information
LocationJasidih, Deoghar District, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°30′54″N 86°38′40″E / 24.51493°N 86.644353°E / 24.51493; 86.644353
Elevation271 metres (889 ft)
System Express train and Passenger train station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Lines
Platforms5
Tracks9
ConnectionsAuto stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking Available
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeJSME
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Asansol
ClassificationNSG-2
History
Opened1871 (1871)
Electrified1996–97
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Other services
Location
Jasidih Junction
Location within Jharkhand
Interactive map

Jasidih Junction (station code: JSME) is the busiest railway station of Jharkhand, in terms of train frequency and fourth in terms of footfalls 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–Deoghar Vande Bharat Express. It has also been included under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and is waiting to be upgraded with world-class services.