Jasidih Junction (station code: JSME) is the busiest railway station of Jharkhand, in terms of train frequency and fourth in terms of footfalls after , and and serving as the satellite station of Deoghar city in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is often referred to as "Gateway to Santhal Paragana Division". Due to its strategic location and catering to millions of pilgrims visiting one of the twelve Jyotirlinga Baba Baidyanath Dham or Babadham,almost all the premium trains of country passing through Howrah - New Delhi Main Line stops here. It has also been included under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and is waiting to be upgraded with world-class services.
Administration Jasidih Junction is under the Asansol division of Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
Further extension The railways have proposed a Jasidih–bypass line after construction of which trains from and can run up to and without loco reversal at Jasidih, also saving considerable time for the passengers. is being developed as a major halt station to decongest Jasidih and avoid a delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Jasidih.
The -long Jasidih–Hansdiha–Pirpainti line is under construction. As of April 2021, work is under progress on Mohanpur–Hansdiha and Godda–Pirpainti sections. The Hansdiha–Godda section was inaugurated on 8 April 2021 and a Humsafar Express runs weekly from Godda to New Delhi. This line is considered important to connect the Godda district in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand with the rest of India. The Godda–Pakur line is also planned
Facilities The major facilities available are retiring room, waiting hall, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, 2-wheeler and 4-wheeler vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, refreshment room, tea stall and book stall.
Trains Jasidih station's location on the Howrah–New Delhi main line makes it served by several superfast, express and passenger trains from all over the country, Following are some of the premium train service are : Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Patna) Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express Kolkata Shalimar–Patna AC Duronto Express Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express Varanasi–Deoghar Vande Bharat Express Kolkata–Patna Garib Rath Express Howrah–Patna Jan Shatabdi Express Madhupur–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express
Originating trains
Long-distance trains which originate from Jasidih Junction railway station are as follows: Tambaram–Jasidih Ratna Express (Chennai) Weekly SF Express. Jasidih–Pune Weekly Express. Jasidih–Vasco-da-gama Weekly Express. Jasidih–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly SF Express.
Nearest airports The nearest airports to Jasidih Junction are: Deoghar Airport, Deoghar Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi Gaya Airport Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Andal, Durgapur Varanasi Airport
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