The station is named after freedom fighter and first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–1957) Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha.

Anugraha Narayan is an A grade station which falls under Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya division (formerly known as Mughalsarai).

It is mainly connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Pune, Bhopal, Patna, Kanpur, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Jodhpur.

The waiting hall of the station has been decorated with wall paintings, and a fast food unit has been provided on platform two.

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