Patliputra Junction railway station

PATLIPUTRA JUNCTION
The main entrance of the station
General information
Location	Jagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, Patna, Bihar – 800025 India
Coordinates	25°37′14″N 85°4′6″E / 25.62056°N 85.06833°E / 25.62056; 85.06833
Elevation	58 metres (190 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operator	Danapur
Lines	Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section, Patna–Pehlejaghat–Chhapra-Siwan line
Platforms	5
Tracks	5
Connections	No
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PPTA
Fare zone	East Central Railway
History
Opened	16 December 2015
Electrified	2013
Passengers
50,000 per day
Services Preceding station Indian Railways Following station East Central Railway Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction towards ? Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Towards Patna Jn. Terminus Terminus Patna–Mughalsarai section Danapur towards ?
Route map Legend km To Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line 0 Patna Junction To Patna–Gaya line To Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed) 1 R Block 2 Old Sachdeva 3 Bailey Road 3.4 Punaichak 4 Shivpuri 6 Rajiv Nagar 8 Digha Ghat 2 Sachivalay Halt 6 Phulwari Sharif 10 Danapur To Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line 12 Patliputra Junction 15 Digha Bridge Halt Digha–Sonpur Bridge 24 Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction To Chhapra 27 Sonpur Junction 33 Hajipur Junction To Barauni To Muzaffarpur
Location Patliputra Junction Location within Patna Show map of Patna Patliputra Junction Location within India Show map of India Patliputra Junction Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Interactive map of Patliputra Junction

Patliputra Junction, Station code (PPTA), is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of Patna, Bihar. The station, which is governed by East Central Railway and managed by Danapur railway division, lies on the Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section. Located 12 kilometres north-west of Patna Junction, it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city's other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily. It is located near Bailey Road, an important western thoroughfare in Patna. Patliputra junction has become the fourth terminal of the Danapur railway division after Patna Junction, Danapur station and Rajendranagar Terminal.

Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata, one of the busiest rail routes in India. The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Patliputra Junction, Patna Junction, Danapur, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh, and Patna Sahib. In January 2016, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, was completed on the banks of the Ganga nearby and connect Patna to Bharpura Pahleja Ghat (Sonpur). The bridge is 4.55 kilometres (2.83 miles) long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.

History

The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge between Digha and Sonepur which was completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to Patna Junction, Danapur station and Rajendranagar Terminal to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, 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 office. Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India.

Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.

Trains

Patliputra Junction is served by a number of Indian Railways trains. The following table lists regular scheduled passenger services having a scheduled stoppage at Patliputra Junction (station code: PPTA). Temporary, seasonal and festival special trains are not included.

See also

• Danapur railway station

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Patna.