Purnia Junction railway station

Purnia Junction
Indian Railway Station
Location Station Road, Purnia, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°47′22″N 87°31′08″E / 25.7895°N 87.5190°E / 25.7895; 87.5190Coordinates: 25°47′22″N 87°31′08″E / 25.7895°N 87.5190°E / 25.7895; 87.5190
Elevation 40 metres (130 ft)
Owned by North East Frontier Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s)

Katihar-Jogbani Line

Purnea-Banmankhi-Saharsa-Khagaria Line
Platforms 3
Tracks 7
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code PRNA
Zone(s) North East Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar Railway Division
History
Opened 1894
Electrified No
Previous names East Indian Railways
Traffic
Passengers 50000/day

Purnia Junction, station code PRNA, is the railway station serving the city of Purnia in the Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Purnia Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.[1] Purnia lies in between Katihar-Jogbani section. Purnia has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata. Purnia is well connected with Katihar, Jogbani through daily passenger and express train services. Currently, the Indian Railways has floated tenders to modernize Purnia Junction.

History

Purnia Junction is situated on Katihar-Jogbani broad gauge railway line of North East Frontier Railway (NFR). This railway line earlier was metre gauge. Another standard gauge line of East Central Railway (ECR) connects Purnia with Saharsa via Banmankhi. Conversion of the 36 km long Purnia-Banmankhi stretch in Purnia-Saharsa section to broad gauge project is completed in 2016.[2] There are daily and weekly trains to Kolkata, New Delhi, Patna, Darbahanga and other neighboring cities.There are many passenger trains available to Katihar junction, Saharsa and Jogbani

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.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. To modernise the train inquiry system a call centre has been opened at Patna in 2005.[3] 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.[3] There are 3 platforms in Purnia junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot over bridge (FOB).On 10th april 2018 Free Wi-fi facility was started.

Trains

Mail/Express

1. Janaki Intercity Express

  Route- Katihar, Purnea Junction, Saharsa, Khagaria, Samastipur and Jaynagar

2. Champaran Humsafar Express

  Route- Katihar, Purnea, Saharsa, Samastipur, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur and New Delhi

3. Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnea)

  Route- Saharsa, Purnea, Katihar, Malda, Azimganj, Bandel and Sealdah

4. Jogbani Kolkata Express

  Route- Jogbani, Purnea, Katihar, Malda, Pakur, Khana, Bardhaman and Kolkata

5. Seemanchal Express

  Route- Jogbani, Purnea, Katihar, Barauni, Patliputra, Mugalsarai, Kanpur and Anand Vihar Terminus

Local/Passenger

1. Jogbani Katihar Passenger

  From Jogbani to Katihar

2. Jogbani Tejnarayanpur Passenger

  From Jogbani to Tejnarayanpur

3. Purnea Saharsa Passenger

  From Purnea to Saharsa

4. Jogbani Katihar DMU

References

  1. "PRNA/Purnia Junction (3)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/patna/35318405_1_purnia-saharsa-broad-gauge-train-services
  3. 1 2 "Speech: Railway Budget 2005–06". Press Information Bureau, Govt of India. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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