Patna Sahib railway station

Patna Sahib Station
Patna City Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Patna Sahib, Patna, Bihar
 India
Coordinates 25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E / 25.58583°N 85.23056°E / 25.58583; 85.23056Coordinates: 25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E / 25.58583°N 85.23056°E / 25.58583; 85.23056
Elevation 59 metres (194 ft)
Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railway
Operated by Indian Railway
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Asansol-Patna section
Platforms 3
Tracks 4
Connections Patna Ghat, Gulzarbagh, Fatuha
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code PNC
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur Division
History
Previous names East Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers 20,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station
Asansol–Patna section
Towards Islampur, Fatuha

Patna Sahib Station, station code PNC (also known as Patna City Station), is a railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. It is a part of the Patna railway hub and has six major stations: Patna Junction, Patliputra Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station and Patna Sahib Station. Patna Sahib is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Patna Sahib is located in Patna City in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here.

History

Patna Sahib Station old name was Begumpur Station in the memory of Begum Sahiba (Now Begum Sahiba related heritage/property comes under Bahari Begumpur)

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking.[1] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

There are three platforms which are interconnected with two foot over bridges (FOB).

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line
km
0 New Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi-UP border
More information:
Kanpur-Delhi section
131 Aligarh Junction
210 Tundla Junction
301 Etawah Junction
441 Kanpur Central
More information:
Mughalsarai-Kanpur section
635 Allahabad Junction
to Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
786 Mughalsarai Junction
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
More information:
Patna-Mughalsarai section
UP-Bihar border
881 Buxar
950 Ara Junction
Son River
990 Danapur
to Patna-Gaya line
999 Patna Junction
Punpun River
More information:
Asansol-Patna section
1044 Bakhtiyarpur Junction
to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
1063 Barh
1088 Mokama Junction
to Mokama-Barauni section
to Gaya–Kiul line
1123 Kiul Junction
to Sahibganj Loop
1150 Jamui
1176 Jhajha
Bihar-Jharkhand border
to Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line
1220 Jasidih Junction
Ajay River
to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line
1249 Madhupur Junction
25 Chittaranjan
Jharkhand-West Bengal border
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
1330 Asansol Junction
More information:
Bardhaman-Asansol section
1373 Durgapur
1437 Barddhaman Junction
More information:
Howrah-Bardhaman chord
1532 Howrah Junction

Source: India Rail Info[2]

Many passenger and express trains serve Patna Sahib Station.[3] [4] [5]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Patna Sahib Station are:

  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
  2. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 246 kilometres (153 mi)
  3. Gaya Airport 109 kilometres (68 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

References

  1. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  3. ↑ "Trains from Patna Sahib Station". wowsome.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Patna Sahib Station Details". indiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Trains at Patna Sahib Station". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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