Patna Sahib railway station
Patna Saheb Station, station code PNC (formerly Patna City Station), is an important 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 Saheb Station. Patna Saheb is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Patna Saheb is located in Patna City in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah-Patna-Varanasi main line many Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here.It is one of the Oldest railway station(established in 1861) of Patna-Asansol section and is Important Railway Station for Sikh devotees as tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh was born at Patna Saheb. There will be 2 Escalator in near future as inauguration is done.
 Patna Saheb Station Patna City Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Patna Saheb, Patna, Bihar India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E | ||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Patna Ghat, Gulzarbagh, Fatuha | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | PNC | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Danapur Division | ||||||||||
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| Previous names | Begumpur Station | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 25,000 per day | ||||||||||
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History
Patna Saheb or Sahib Station old name was Begumpur Station in the memory of Begum Saheba.
Patna Saheb Station present name is declared on 8 Jan. 1976 by the railway minister Boota Singh.
Facilities
The major facilities available are Upper Class Waiting room & hall, computerized reservation facility, reserved lounge, retiring room, clock room and Platforms well covered by Sheds.[1] There is pay and use toilet, tea stall,book stall,Upgraded Announcement System,Free RailWire WiFi,Bottle Crusher and Water Vending Machine.Installation of CCTV Camera is made at Station for passenger safety.
Coach Indicator at platforms helps passengers to find there train coaches.Mobile Charging Point at this station is also available.Fly Trapper at platform reduce from insect attack.
Big Bazaar (Mall) is opened in the vacant land of patna saheb station.
Tourist Information Centre is opened for giving information of tourism of Bihar.
Platforms
There are three platforms(platform no.-4 proposed) which are interconnected with two foot over bridges (FOB).
Trains
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Many passenger and express trains serve Patna Saheb Station.[3] [4] [5]
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Patna Saheb Station are:
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 246 kilometres (153 mi)
- Gaya Airport 109 kilometres (68 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
References
- "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.
- "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
- "Trains from Patna Sahib Station". wowsome.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- "Patna Sahib Station Details". indiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "Trains at Patna Sahib Station". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
