Sri Arun Malik - East Central Railway

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D R M Building, Samastipur

Sri Arun Malik

Divisional Railway Manager

Samastipur Division came in existence on 1969. Serves 14 densely
populated districts . Division borders with Nepal on north side- Raxaul, Jainagar
and Loukaha. Kosi, Baghmati, Gandak, Budhi Gandak etc rivers flow over
geographical limits. Soil in the region is silty clay with low bearing capacity.
D R M

( Arun Malik)

A D R M
( B. S. Dohare)

C M S Sr. D P O

( Sheelendra Mohan) ( Arun Kumar Yadav )

Sr. D M E Sr. D F M

( R. D. Mourya) ( Rohit Parmar )

Sr. D S T E Sr. D E N/Cord

( K. C. Sharma ) ( Mahboob Alam )

Sr. D O M Sr. D E E

( Dilip KUmar ) ( Dinesh Prasad Sah )

Sr. D C M D M M/Adm.

( M. A. I. Humaun ) ( N. K. Chakrawarty )

Sr. D S O D S C

( Anil Kumar ) ( R. S. Prasad )
Important Contact No. of Principal Officials.
Principal Officials Railway Phone BSNL Land Line CUG
Arun Malik
32000 06274-222217 9771428000
Divisional Railway Manager
B. S. Dohare
32002 06274-222014 9771428001
Adl. Divisional Railway Manager
Dr. Sheelendra Mohan
32800 06274-222138 9771428500
Chief Medical Superintendent
Arun Kumar Yadav
32100 06274-222516 9771428600
Sr. Divl. Personnel Officer
Rohit Parmar
32020 06274-222811 9771428100
Sr. Divl. Finance Manager
R. D. Mourya
32600 06274-222840 9771428400
Sr. Divl. Mech. Engineer
Mahboob Alam
32400 06274-226348 9771428200
Sr. Divl. Engineer(Cord.)
Dilip Kumar
32500 06274-222611 9771428900
Sr. Divl. Operations Manager
M. A. I. Humaun
32200 06274-222523 9771428950
Sr. Divl. Commercial Manager
K. C. Sharma
32700 06274-222333 9771428800
Sr. Divl. S & T Engineer
Dinesh Prasad Sah
32300 06274-222670 9771428300
Sr. Divl. Electrical Engineer
Anil Kumar
32502 06274-222149 9771428904
Sr. Divisional Safety Officer
R. S. Prasad
32140 06274-222524 9771428700
Divisional Security Commandant
GENERAL INFORMATION

INTRODUCTION

Samastipur Division, one of the five divisions of EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, came into existence in
the year 1969, is situated on the bank of Burhi Gandak river. Samastipur town is also a district headquarter,
comprising of many sections of old Oudh Tirhut Railway apart from being a centre of rich cultural heritage of
Mithila region.

Samastipur division serves 15 densely populated Districts of North Bihar with a multi-gauge network
comprising of both Broad-gauge and Metre-gauge. On the north side, the Division borders with Nepal. Raxaul,
Jaynagar and Laukaha Bazar are important rail-heads for Nepal-bound traffic.

PLACES OF TOURIST IMPORTANCE
Samastipur division covers a number of tourist places of historical importance. Some of
these are :

 Sitamarhi : Situated on Darbhanga - Narkatiaganj section is famous for being the
birth – place of Goddess Sita.
 Janakpur Dham : It was the Capital of the kingdom of Raja Janak. "Sita Swayambar" was held here . It is situated
in Nepal and is connected by rail from Jaynagar and by road
from Sitamarhi and Janakpur Road stations .
 Madhubani : It is a cultural center of Mithilanchal and is famous for its rich cultural heritage and Madhubani
paintings. The famous "Shastrartha" with Mandan Mishra and “Adi Guru” Shankaracharya was held in a place
nearby.

 Darbhanga : It is Commissionary town having two universities viz. Sanskrit University and Lalit Narain Mithila
University. Several palaces of ancient king and temples are of tourist interest are available here.

 Valmikinagar : There is "Valmiki Ashram" near Valmiki Nagar station in the name
of Maharshi Valmiki. It is believed that “Lava” and “Kush” the mighty sons of Lord
Ram were born and brought up in the above Ashram.

 Champaran : It is now divided in two districts viz. East Champaran and West Champaran with district headquarters
at Motihari and Bettiah respectively."Ashoka Stambha" of King Ashok era is worth seeing at Louria near
Narkatiaganj and Areraj near Motihari. Mahatma Gandhi had launched the Non-co-operation movement in India
for the first time from here. During this period he stayed at Bhitiharva Ashram which is now served with a Halt
station near Narkatiaganj in Narkatiaganj - Bhikhnathoree Meter Gauge section.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIVISION
GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY
Date of Beginning : 1969
Situated : On Bank of Budhi Gandak
Region : Mithilanchal
Districts Served : 15 Nos.
Sequence wise Governing Railway :
 Tirhut State Railway (TSR)
 Bengal Nagpur Western Railway (BNWR)
 Oudh Tirhut Railway (OTR)
 North Eastern Railway (NER)
 East Central Railway (ECR)

Major Rivers :
 Koshi
 Bagmati
 Budhi Gandak
 Kamla Balan
 Adhwara Group
 Lakhandeyee
 Sikrana

Nepal Border Heads :
 Raxaul
 Jaynagar
 Laukha Bazar
 Forbesganj
 Bargania
 Raghopur

Tourist Place :
 Sitamarhi – Birth place of Goddess Sita.
 Jankapur road – Sita Swayambar
 Madhubani – Madhubani painting
 Darbhanga – University, King’s
place and Postal Training Institute
 Valmiki Nagar – Valmiki Ashram and
Tiger century.
 Champaran – Ashoka Stambh at Lauria
 BithiharwaAshram- Non-co-operation movement in India
launched by father of nation, M.K.Gandhi.
BACKGROUND

Samastipur 5
Shivhar,

NO. OF PASSENGER CARRYING TRAINS RUNNING IN THE DIVISION
(As per WTT No.-11)
Frequency No. of trains
BG Express Daily 30
Weekly 34
Bi-weekly 16
Tri-weekly 16
4-days in a week 02
6-days in a week 08
Passenger Daily 64
3-days 02
4-days 02
MG Express Nil Nil
Passenger Daily 48
Total (BG + MG) 222

IMPORTANT STATISTICS

Sl. No. Items BG MG Total
1 No. of stations 72 38 110
2 No. of Halt stations 37 30 67
3 No. of Flag stations 08 10 18
Total 117 78 195
4 Interchange Points: SPJ, MFP, PNYA, KGG, MNE, PRNC (MG), FBG (MG).
5 Engg. Siding – NKE, SKI, SHC, SPJ, RXL.
6 Goods Shed – RXL, BMKI, LSI, BTH, CAA, SHC, KJI, NKE, DBG,
JYG, KTI, SBM, HIR, SMI, DMH, HPO, SLNA.
Important Coaching Terminal (BG)

No. of
No. of Originating
Terminal No. of No. of Terminating
Trains
Running Platform Trains
Line Line
Exp. Pass. Exp. Pass.
DBG 04 04 15 12 15 12
SPJ 14 07 - 16 - 16
SHC 04 02 10 05 10 05
RXL 03 02 05 05 05 05
NKE 04 02 02 05 02 05
JYG 05 03 08 05 08 05

No. of Trains- Section wise (BG)

No. of M/Exp.
Section No. of Pass. Trains Total Trains
Trains
SPJ-DBG 8 pairs 24 pairs 32 pairs
MFP-SGL 7 pairs 15 pairs 22 pairs
SGL-NKE 5 pairs 12 pairs 17 pairs
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NKE-VKNR 6 pairs 10 pairs 16 pairs
SGL-RXL 5 pairs 5 pairs 10 pairs
SHC-MNE 5 pairs 10 pairs 15 pairs
SPJ-KGG 5 pairs 6 pairs 11 pairs
DBG-SKI 8 pairs 8 pairs 16 pairs
SKI-JYG 5 pairs 8 pairs 13 pairs
SKI-BRL 3 pairs - 3 pairs
DBG-SMI 5 pairs 2 pairs 7 pairs
SHC-DMH 3 pairs - 3 pairs
SMI-CAO 3 pairs - 3 pairs
SMI-RUSD 2 pairs - 2 pairs

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Maintenance of Rakes Depot-wise (Per Day)

Primary Secondary
Maintenance Maintenance
Depot
Express Passenger Express Passenger
BG SPJ - 4 - -
DBG 7 1 5 -
JYG 1 - - -
RXL 4 1 - -
SHC 2 - - -
MG SHC - 1 - -
NKE - 2 - -
JJP - 1 - -
BNKI - 1 - -

Coaching Stock Profile (Rake Profile)

8
BG MG
8
Base
DBG RXL SPJ JYG SHC NKE JJP SHC BNKI
No. of
15 07 17 01 02 02 05 03 02
Rakes
No. of
02 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
W/Pit
Section wise Line Capacity Utilization

Section With Block Without Block
VKNR-NKE 182.35 163.16
NKE-SGL 182.35 155.00
SGL-MFP 215.79 178.26
SGL-RXL 143.75 127.78
SPJ-DBG 257.90 204.16
DBG-SKI 115.00 104.55
SKI-JYG 117.65 105.26
SKI-BRL 21.86 19.44
SPJ-KGG 119.05 108.70
MNE-SHC 125.0 104.17
DBG-BGU 40.63 36.11
SMI-RUSD 25.00 20.00
RXL-NKE 69.23 60.00
SKI-NMA 36.37 32.35
LKQ-JJP 42.90 34.61
NKE-BKF 30.00 25.00
SHC-RGV 60.00 50.00
BNKI-BHGJ 75.00 60.00
SHC-DMH 100.00 80.00
BNKI-PRNC 36.36 33.33

TRACK/ROUTE KILOMETRES :

Particulars BG MG Total

Route Kilometers 681.58 1090.43
408.85
Track Kilometers 769.580 1358.651
589.071
NUMBER OF BRIDGES :

Type BG MG Total
Important Bridges 12 02 14
Major Bridges 100 150 250
Minor Bridges 517 535 1052
629 687 1316
Total

LEVEL CROSSINGS :

Class
Gauge C
Spl. A B C (Manned) D Total
(Unmanned)
BG 13 16 42 208 236 0 515
MG 2 5 16 71 295 9 398
Total 15 21 58 279 531 9 913

TRACK STRUCTURE :

Rail Sleeper
Section Wooden/
52 Kg 90R 75R 60R Total PSC CST-9 ST Total
Mix
BG 681.58 0 0 0 681.58 681.58 0 0 0 681.58
MG 0 72.8 84.64 251.41 408.85 0 309.64 19.1 80.11 408.85
Total 681.58 72.8 84.64 251.41 1090.43 681.58 309.64 19.1 80.11 1090.43