Patna Sahib railway station

Patna Saheb railway 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 of six major stations: Patna Junction, Patliputra Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh, Danapur 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 stations (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 escalators in the near future as inauguration is done.

Main entrance of Patna Saheb railway station


Patna Saheb station
Patna City station
Indian Railways station
LocationPatna Saheb, Patna, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E
Elevation59 metres (194 ft)
Owned byEast Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Delhi main line
Asansol–Patna section
Platforms4
Tracks6
ConnectionsPatna Ghat, Gulzarbagh, Fatuha
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePNC
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Previous namesBegumpur station
Passengers
25,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station
Asansol–Patna section
Towards Islampur, Fatuha

History

Patna Saheb (or Sahib) station's former name is Begumpur station, in memory of Begum Saheba.

Patna Saheb station's present name was 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.[2] There is pay and use toilet, tea stall,book stall, upgraded announcement aystem, 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 open for giving information of tourism of Bihar.

Platforms

There are three platforms (platform no. 4 proposed) which are interconnected with two foot overbridges (FOB).

Trains

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

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Patna Saheb station are:

References
  1. "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  2. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  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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