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{{Short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox station
| name = Chhapra Junction 
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[Junction (rail)|Junction]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Panorma view of Chhapra Junction Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = 
| address = [[Chhapra]], [[Saran district]], [[Bihar]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|47|19|N|84|43|24|E|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = 
| elevation = {{convert|58|m|ft}}
| line = [[Prayagraj-Varanasi–Chhapra line]] <br/>[[Barauni–Gorakhpur-Lucknow main line,Chhapra-Mau-Shahganj rail line, Chhapra-Mashrakh-Thawe section line, Chhapra-Parmanandpur-Patliputra rail line]]
| other = 
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 5 (3 more platforms are under construction)
| tracks = 22
| parking = Yes Auto, cab, e-rickshaw
| opened = yes
| closed = 
| rebuilt = 
| electrified = 2012
| ADA = 
| code = {{Indian railway code
  | code = CPR
  | zone = [[North Eastern Railway zone]]
  | division = {{rwd|Varanasi}}
  }}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former = 
| passengers = 1,50000
| pass_year = Daily
| pass_percent = 
| pass_system = 
| map_locator = 
}}[[File:Chhapra Railway Station built under Nitish Kumar.jpg|thumb|New Chhapra railway station built under [[Nitish Kumar]] government.]]
'''Chhapra Junction railway station''', station code ''CPR'', is a railway station in [[Saran district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. Located on the [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern railway]], it is named after Rithala Officer in Incharge Praveen Verma. This city is situated near the Ghaghara River and the Ganga. The station is well connected to all parts of India.

==Administration==
This station falls under [[Varanasi railway division]] of [[North Eastern Railway zone]] and was electrified in 2012.

==Infrastructure==
The station is about {{cvt|58|m}} in height and has about{{vague|date=January 2020}} 5 platforms, 21 tracks and 5 lines branching to  [[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]]   [[Mashrakh]] [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonepur]] [[Muzaffarpur]] and [[Ballia]] operating about a total of 200 trains, which originates or arrives here.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/chhapra-jn-to-get-facelift-3-more-platforms/articleshow/56988432.cms|title=Chhapra Junction to get facelift, 3 more platforms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 February 2017 |access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref> Free and fast [[Wi-Fi]] from [[Google WiFi]] and [[RailTel Corporation of India]] available here since 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/vaishali-wifi-on-chapra-now-14167793.html|title=छपरा जंक्शन पर शीघ्र ही वाईफाई की सुविधा|work=jagran|access-date=2017-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chhapratoday.com/chhapra/wifi-at-chhapra-junction/|title=छपरा जंक्शन के यात्रियों को मिला यह बड़ा तोहफ़ा, अब लें सुविधा – ChhapraToday.com|last=http://chhapratoday.com/|date=2017-02-08|work=ChhapraToday.com|access-date=2017-09-22}}</ref>

==Revenue==
Classified under A-1 category with the zone, this [[junction station]] generates about {{INRConvert|60|c}} in revenue per annum.<ref>{{cite news|last=H K Vermal|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/NE-Railway-to-provide-more-facilities-at-Chhapra-Junction/articleshow/45859412.cms|title=North Eastern Railway to provide more facilities at Chhapra Junction |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 January 2015 |access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|691}}

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[[Category:Varanasi railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Saran district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Bihar]]


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