Katihar railway station
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Katihar Junction
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | ||
| Location | Station Road, Gami Tola, Katihar, Bihar-854105 India |
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| Coordinates | 25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°ECoordinates: 25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°E | |
| Elevation | 35 metres (115 ft) | |
| Owned by | North East Frontier Railway of the Indian Railways | |
| Operated by | North East Frontier Railway | |
| Line(s) |
Barauni-Katihar section of Barauni-Guwahati line |
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| Platforms | 7 | |
| Tracks | 10 | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |
| Parking | Available | |
| Other information | ||
| Status | Functioning | |
| Station code | KIR | |
| Zone(s) | North East Frontier Railway | |
| Division(s) | Katihar railway division | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1889 | |
| Electrified | Electrified(June-2016) | |
| Previous names | East Indian Railway | |
| Traffic | ||
| Passengers | 1 Lakh per day | |
| Services | ||
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| Location | ||
Barauni-Katihar section of Barauni-Guwahati line
Katihar-Siliguri line
Katihar-Malda Town line
Katihar-Jogbani line
Katihar-Manihari-Teznarayanpur line
Katihar Junction railway station serves Katihar city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Katihar Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.
Katihar lies in between Barauni-Katihar section of Barauni-Guwahati line
Katihar-Siliguri line which serves the city with numerous number of trains to Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi, Dalkhola and with many other cities.
East Indian Railway Company (EIR) opened the Manihari-Katihar-Kasba section in 1888 and the North Bengal Railway opened the Katihar-Raiganj section the same year. EIR opnened the Barsoi-Kishanganj section in 1889. All these lines were 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge lines. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, operating 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge lines, extended their operations from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915 and to Dalkhola.
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