Katihar Junction railway station


Katihar Junction

कटिहार जंक्शन
Katihar Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationStation Road, Katihar- 854105 Bihar
 India
Coordinates25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°E / 25.54869; 87.56615
Elevation35 metres (115 ft)
SystemRegional rail & commuter rail station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Lines
Platforms9
Tracks14
ConnectionsTaxi, auto-rickshaw
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Accessible Yes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKIR
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened1889
Electrified2016 Yes (April,2017)
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Passengers
100K/day ( high)
Services
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Terminus Barauni–Katihar section Purnia
Barauni–Katihar section
Teznarayanpur branch
Mansahi
Barauni
towards ?
Katihar–Siliguri line Barsoi
towards ?
Katihar–Siliguri line
Towards Malda Town
Kumedpur
towards ?
Other services
Location

Katihar Junction
Location in Bihar
Interactive map

Katihar Junction railway station serves Katihar city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an A1 Category railway station of Katihar Division. The Katihar Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It is amongst the top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways.

Katihar lies in between Barauni–Katihar section of Barauni–Guwahati line
Katihar–Siliguri line which serves the city with numerous trains to Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and with many other cities. It is ISO certified ISO 14001:2015 for its clean and green environment throughout the station premises.