Samastipur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The division was established in 1969 and is headquartered at Samastipur, Bihar. The current Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) is Shri Jyoti Prakash Mishra.
Other divisions under the East Central Railway Zone include Danapur railway division, Mughalsarai railway division, Dhanbad railway division, and Sonpur railway division, all headquartered at Hajipur.
The first railway line in North Bihar, connecting Dalsingsarai and Darbhanga via Samastipur, was built to aid relief and rehabilitation during regional famines. The 43-mile line was completed in just over six months and opened on 1 November 1875 under the Tirhut Railway, then state-owned.
On 1 July 1890, the Tirhut Railway was transferred to the privately run Bengal and North Western Railway. Lines in the area, including the SamastipurâÂÂDarbhangaâÂÂJhanjharpur section, were later merged into the Awadh and Tirhut State Railway.
The Samastipur Railway Division serves the Tirhut and Mithila regions, which hold historical and cultural significance. Samastipur became a separate district in 1972, carved out of Darbhanga district. Originally part of the North Eastern Railway zone, the division was transferred to East Central Railway on 1 October 2002.
The division has 220 stations, categorized based on passenger earnings and importance:
The total route length of the division is 1,295.96â¯km, with 1,251.74â¯km electrified. The remaining 44.22â¯km is non-electrified.
Depots in the division maintain inspection pits and perform primary and secondary maintenance of express and passenger trains to ensure safety and punctuality.