Katihar Junction railway station

कटिहार जं. KATIHAR Jn. कटिहार जं०
Regional rail & commuter rail station
The main entrance of the station
General information
Location	Station Road, Katihar-854105, Bihar  India
Coordinates	25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°E / 25.54869; 87.56615
Elevation	35 metres (115 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Barauni–Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections Katihar–Jogbani line Katihar–Siliguri line Katihar–Teznarayanpur branch line
Platforms	9
Tracks	14
Connections	Taxi, auto-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KIR
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	1889
Electrified	2016 Yes (April,2017)
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
100K/day ( high)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Northeast Frontier Railway zone Terminus Barauni–Katihar section Towards Jogbani Purnia towards ? Barauni towards ? Katihar–Siliguri line Towards New Jalpaiguri Barsoi towards ? Katihar–Siliguri line Towards Malda Town Kumedpur towards ? Terminus Barauni–Katihar section Towards Manihari Teznarayanpur towards ?
Other services
Location कटिहार जं. KATIHAR Jn. 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.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}