Patna Junction railway station

PATNA Junction Indian Railway Station
The main entrance of the station
Station statistics
Address	Station Road, Patna, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°36′10″N 85°8′15″E / 25.60278°N 85.13750°E / 25.60278; 85.13750
Elevation	57 metres (187 ft)
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Platforms	10[1]
Tracks	15
Parking	Available
Baggage check	Available
Other information
Opened	1862[2]
Electrified	2003–2004[3]
Station code	PNBE
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur Division
Owned by	East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Station status	Functioning
Traffic
Passengers ()	1.5 lakh per day[4] 350,000,000 yearly[5]
Services
Location
Location of Patna Junction in Patna

Patna Junction, station code PNBE (after Patna Bankipore to distinguish from Patna which is now called Patna City), is the railway station serving the capital city of Patna in the Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Patna Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.^[6]

Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata which is one of the busiest rail route in India. Patna has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata.^[7] The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib Station. Patna is well connected with Gaya, Jehanabad Biharsharif, Rajgir, Islampur through daily passenger and express train services. Currently, the Indian Railways has floated tenders to construct 5 new "deluxe" toilets in each of Patna's railway station. The plan also includes the modernisation of Patna Junction.^[8]

History

Bridge

In 2009, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby and will connect Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The bridge is expected to be completed by end of 2015.^[9] Sources say that when completed it will be 4.55 kilometres (2.83 mi) long and therefore the longest road cum rail bridge in India and one of the longest in the world.^[10]

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Howrah–Delhi main line 

Track gauge:	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Legend

		Delhi
		Yamuna
		Delhi–UP border
		to New Delhi
		Ghaziabad
		to Moradabad
		to Chandausi
		Aligarh
		Hathras
		to Badaun
		to Agra
		Tundla
		Etawah
		to Jhansi
		Govindpuri
		to Banda and Jhansi
		Kanpur Central
		to Lucknow
		Fatehpur
		Allahabad
		Yamuna
		Mirzapur
		to Jabalpur
		to Varanasi
		Mughalsarai
		to Sitarampur via Grand Chord
		Karmanasa River
		Bihar–UP border
		Buxar
		to Sasaram
		Arrah
		Koilwar Bridge across Son River
		to Gaya1
		Patna
		Bakhtiyarpur
		to Bihar Sharif, Rajgir
		Mokama
		to Rajendra Setu across Ganges
		to Nawada ,Gaya1
		Lakhisarai
		Kiul
		to Sahibganj Loop
		Bihar–Jharkhand border
		Jasidih
		to Jasidih Dumka Rampurhat Rail line
		to Deoghar
		Madhupur
		to Madhupur-Giridih Rail line
		Chittaranjan2
		Jharkhand–West Bengal border
		to Mughalsarai via Grand Chord
		Sitarampur
		Asansol
		to Sahibganj Loop
		Khana
		Bardhaman
		Main Line. Chord
		Howrah
		1. For more information on the Branch Lines to Gaya see Asansol-Gaya section. 2. The town is in West Bengal but the station is in Jharkhand.

The railway line through Patna was opened in 1862. Prior to that the transport of raw materials and finished goods was done through the river transport on Ganga river^[2] There are two branch lines one is in the western zone that connects Patna junction railway station with Digha Ghat and the other is in the eastern zone connecting the Patna City railway station with Patna Ghat^[2] The Danapur Division came into existence on 1 January 1925. The present Divisional Railway Managers’s office building was built in 1929 ^[11]

In 1948 Eastern Railway(ER) started an exclusively third class express train known as 'Janta Express' on 1 October 1948. This initially ran between Patna and Delhi and later on was extended from Delhi up to Howrah in 1949. This was the first Janta Express train in India.^[12]

At the Rajendra Nagar Terminal and Patna Junction route relay interlocking (RRI) system were installed between 7 February 2012 till 12 February. The presence of RRI system allows computer operated change of tracks for running trains.^[13] The presence of RRT system improves the safety of the railway traffic in the region.^[1]

New developments

In Feb 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Patna Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities^[14]

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.^[15] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police(G.R.P) office.^[16] There is a special foreign tourist ticket counter at the first floor reservation office in the right hand wing of the railway station premises^[17] Patna Junction is located close to the bus terminal and domestic airport providing transport to important destinations of Bihar.^[16]

To modernise the train inquiry system a call centre has been opened at Patna in 2005.^[18] People from Bihar can inquiry about arrival and departure of trains, reservation status, fare, concessions, etc., by dialling a universal telephone number 139 at local call rates. 200 to 500 lines are used in a call centre to ensure that the phone lines do not remain busy and a large number of people can access the facility of enquiry simultaneously. This facility was extended throughout the India by the end of 2005–06 to get the desired train related information by dialling a universal number 139 at local call charges.^[18] Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.^[19] One of the two departmental catering units of Danapur division are located at Patna Junction, the other being at Kiul Junction.^[20] Patna Junction is going to have a ^[21][Metro Station] under Patna Metro.

Platforms

There are 10 platforms in Patna junction .^[1] The platforms are interconnected with three foot over bridge (FOB). The Western Overbridge is called the Delhi end FOB and the easternmost FOB is called Kolkata end FOB.^[22]

Escalators

Patna Junction is among the selected Railway Stations of India where Automated Escalators are being installed. There would be Escalators for all the 10 Platforms.^[23]

Trains

Patna Junction railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways. Its location on the Delhi Kolkata rail route, makes Patna Junction served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Patna to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.^[16]

The following is the sortable table of all the trains passing from Patna Junction.(as on 4 April 2012)^[24][25]

Nearest Airport

The nearest airport to Patna Junction are^[26]

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
2. Gaya International Airport 108 kilometres (67 mi)

See also

Patna travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Patna Metro

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Patna.

• Patna Junction Map
• Official website of the patna district
• Official website of the Patna Metro

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