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== Facilities ==
== Facilities ==
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The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computer reservation office, 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 G.R.P office.<ref name=makemytrip>{{cite web|title=Patna Railway station|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/patna.html|work=Travel, Indian Railways|publisher=makemytrip.com|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref> There is a special foreign tourist ticket counter at the first floor reservation office in the right hand wing of the railway station premises<ref name="SinghBrown2009">{{cite book|author1=Sarina Singh|author2=Lindsay Brown|author3=Mark Elliott|coauthors=Paul Harding, Abigail Hole, Patrick Horton|title=Lonely Planet India|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&pg=PA573|accessdate=6 April 2012|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74179-151-8|pages=573–}}</ref>
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises.
Patna Junction is ideally located close the bus terminal and domestic airport and provides easy access to important destinations of Bihar.
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There is a special foreign tourist ticket counter at the first floor reservation office in the right hand wing of the railway station premises<ref name="SinghBrown2009">{{cite book|author1=Sarina Singh|author2=Lindsay Brown|author3=Mark Elliott|coauthors=Paul Harding, Abigail Hole, Patrick Horton|title=Lonely Planet India|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&pg=PA573|accessdate=6 April 2012|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74179-151-8|pages=573–}}</ref>

===Platforms===
===Platforms===
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== Trains ==
== Trains ==
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Patna Junction railway station is a major station of the East Central Raiways. Its location on the Delhi Kolkata rail route, makes Patna Junction served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Patna to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.<ref name=makemytrip/>

The following is the sortable table of all the trains passing from Patna Junction.(as on 4 April 2012)<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Patna Junction|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/332|publisher=India Rail Info|accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=Patna Junction Railway Station Details|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=PNBE&name=PATNA+JN|publisher=indiantrains.org|accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref>
The following is the sortable table of all the trains passing from Patna Junction.(as on 4 April 2012)<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Patna Junction|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/332|publisher=India Rail Info|accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=Patna Junction Railway Station Details|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=PNBE&name=PATNA+JN|publisher=indiantrains.org|accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref>


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Template:Infobox Indian railway station Patna Junction, station code PNBE, is the railway station serving the city of Patna in the Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Patna Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.[1]

Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata which is one of the busiest rail route in India. Patna has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata.[2] The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbag, Danapur Junction and Patna Sahib. Patna is well connected with gaya,jehanabad biharsharif,rajgir, islampur through daily passenger and express train services. Currently, the Indian Railways has floated tenders to construct 5 new "deluxe" toilets in each of Patna's railway station. The plan also includes the modernisation of Patna Junction.[3] In 2009, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby and will connect Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The bridge is expected to be completed in 2012.[4] Sources say that when completed it will be 4.55 kilometres (2.83 mi) long and therefore the longest road cum rail bridge in India and one of the longet in the world.[5]

History

The railway line through Patna was opened in 1862. Prior to that the transport of raw materials and finished goods was done through the river transport on Ganga river[6] There are two branch lines one is in the western zone that connects Patna junction railway station with Digha Ghat and the other is in the eastern zone connecting the Patna City railway station with Patna Ghat[6]


Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computer reservation office, 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 G.R.P office.[7] There is a special foreign tourist ticket counter at the first floor reservation office in the right hand wing of the railway station premises[8] Patna Junction is ideally located close the bus terminal and domestic airport and provides easy access to important destinations of Bihar.

Platforms

There are 10 platforms in Patna junction all of which are interconnected with foot over-bridge.

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line
Legend
km
0
 New Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
border
Kanpur–Delhi section
131
 Aligarh
210
 Tundla
301
 Etawah
441
 Kanpur Central
Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
635
 Allahabad
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
786
 Mughalsarai
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Patna–Mughalsarai section
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
border
881
 Buxar
950
 Ara
Son River
990
 Danapur
Patna–Gaya line
999
 Patna
Punpun River
Asansol–Patna section
1,044
 Bakhtiyarpur
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
1,063
 Barh
1,088
 Mokama
Mokama–Barauni section
Gaya–Kiul line
1,123
 Kiul
Sahibganj loop
1,150
 Jamui
1,176
 Jhajha
Bihar
Jharkhand
border
1,220
 Jasidih
Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
Ajay River
Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
1,249
 Madhupur
1305
 Chittaranjan
Jharkhand
West Bengal
border
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
1,330
 Asansol
Bardhaman–Asansol section
1,373
 Durgapur
1,437
 Barddhaman
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
1,532
 Howrah
km
Sources:
 
Google maps
India Rail Info[9]

Patna Junction railway station is a major station of the East Central Raiways. Its location on the Delhi Kolkata rail route, makes Patna Junction served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Patna to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.[7]

The following is the sortable table of all the trains passing from Patna Junction.(as on 4 April 2012)[10][11]

Nearest Airport

The nearest airport to Patna Junction are[12]

  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 108 kilometres (67 mi)

See also

References

  1. ^ Kory Goldberg; Michelle Dcary (9 November 2009). Along the Path - The Meditator's Companion to the Buddha's Land. Pariyatti. pp. 200–. ISBN 978-1-928706-56-4. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. ^ Tom Woodhatch (1999). Nepal handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 435–. ISBN 978-1-900949-44-6. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Rlys to build 5 deluxe toilets". The Times Of India. 14 October 2011.
  4. ^ "India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  5. ^ "Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 1,000 cr". The Times Of India. 3 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b Intra Urban Market Geography. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 35–. GGKEY:H0N03P8ZTPB. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Patna Railway station". Travel, Indian Railways. makemytrip.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  8. ^ Sarina Singh; Lindsay Brown; Mark Elliott (1 September 2009). Lonely Planet India. Lonely Planet. pp. 573–. ISBN 978-1-74179-151-8. Retrieved 6 April 2012. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  10. ^ "Trains at Patna Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Patna Junction Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Dhanbad Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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