Siuri railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

23°53′25″N 87°31′52″E / 23.890301°N 87.531016°E / 23.890301; 87.531016Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwaysLine(s)Andal–Sainthia branch linePlatforms3Tracks5ConstructionStructure typeStandardParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeSURI Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone Division(s) AsansolHistoryOpened1913Electrified2016Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kachujor Eastern Railway zone Kunuri
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Siuri is located in West Bengal
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Siuri is located in India
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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 24 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.

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.

Gallery

  • An old picture of Siuri railway station
    An old picture of Siuri railway station
  • 15640 DN Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Adra) standing on platform no. 2 of Siuri railway station
    15640 DN Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Adra) standing on platform no. 2 of Siuri railway station
  • 22322 DN Hool Express standing on platform no. 3 of Siuri railway station
    22322 DN Hool Express standing on platform no. 3 of Siuri railway station
  • 53046 Down Mayurakshi Fast Passenger at Siuri railway station
    53046 Down Mayurakshi Fast Passenger at Siuri railway station
  • Up Andal–Sainthia MEMU at Siuri
    Up Andal–Sainthia MEMU at Siuri
  • Siuri station – Circulating area
    Siuri station – Circulating area

See also

References

  1. ^ "19 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Siuri ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
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