Siuri railway station

Siuri railway station (Station Code- SURI) is one of the major railway stations on Andal–Sainthia branch line under Asansol railway division. It serves Suri, the district Headquarters of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal, and the adjoining villages. The railway station is owned by Indian Railways and operated by Eastern Railway. A total number of 28 trains runs via Siuri. 2 trains terminates at Siuri and 2 trains originates from Siuri. This makes Siuri railway station the 7th busiest railway station in Birbhum district.[1] Pilgrims and travellers visiting Bakreshwar Temple and hot springs in the village of Bakreshwar and Data Babar Mazaar (the Dargah of Data Saheb) in the village of Patharchapuri use this station.


Siuri
Train station
Siuri railway station
LocationHatjan Bazar, Suri, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23.890301°N 87.531016°E / 23.890301; 87.531016
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railways
Line(s)Andal–Sainthia branch line
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSURI
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened1913
Electrified2016
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone
Location
Siuri
Location in West Bengal
Siuri
Location in India
Andal–Sainthia branch line
km
km
Andal Junction
00
8
Sonachara
Kunustoria Colliery
12
Tapasi
15
Ikra
Sripur Colliery
20
Jamuria
former Ikrah–Churulia–
Rupnarayanpur loop line
Singaran River
27
Barabani
planned connection to Churulia
Churulia
Gaurangdi
Harishpur
Rupnarayanpur
Asansol–Patna section
Kajoragram
05
33
Chinchuria
(halt)
Siduli
10
Sitalpur Colliery
41
Sitarampur
Ukhra
12
to Patna │ to Gaya
Khottadih Open Cast Project
South Samla Colliery
Pandabeswar
20
Bhimgara Junction
23
29
Hazaratpur
33
Raswan
Panchra
29
37
Barhragram
Dubrajpur
35
42
Lachmanpur Road
49
Palashthali
Chinpai
42
Bakreshwar Thermal
Power Station
Kachujor
45
Siuri
54
to Prantik
(planned)
Kunuri
63
Mahishadahari(halt)
66
73
Sainthia Junction
km
km

History

Construction of the Andal–Sainthia section was completed in 1913. Construction of the Siuri railway station was done as part of building the entire line and that was the start of the Siuri railway station that year. Electrification work of this line was completed in 2016.

Location

Siuri station is situated at Hatjan Bazar area in the southern part of Suri town, the District Headquarters of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal in India. It is an important station on Andal–Sainthia branch line. Coming from Andal Junction railway station, the previous station of Siuri is Kachujor railway station and the next station of Siuri is Kunuri railway station

Amenities

Siuri is a Model Railway station. Ticket counters for both reserved and un-reserved tickets are available here. Sheds, seats, drinking water, pay and use toilets, foot overbridge, digital clock etc. are available on the platforms. Separate waiting rooms for first and second class passengers are available here. Parking area is also provided in outside of the station building.

Important trains

Some of the important trains that runs via Siuri are,

Service

Through Mail/Express and Passenger trains, this station connects Suri, the District Headquarters of Birbhum district with various places like Howrah, Kolkata, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Malda, Siliguri, Puri, Chennai, Surat, Jhajha, Asansol, Ranchi, Nagpur, Bilaspur, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Dimapur, Jamshedpur, Purulia, Cuttack, Vijayawada, Raipur, Durg etc. Apart from Suri, people of surrounding areas like Rajnagar, Mohammad Bazar, Purandarpur etc. also use this station. Moreover, pilgrims and travellers visiting 'Bakreshwar Temple and 'hot springs in the village of Bakreshwar and Data Babar Mazaar (the Dargah of Data Saheb) in the village of Patharchapuri use this station.

See also

References

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