Purnia Junction railway station
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Purnia Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Station Road, Purnia, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 25°47′22″N 87°31′08″E / 25.7895°N 87.5190°E |
| Elevation | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Owned by | North East Frontier Railway of the Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Katihar-Jogbani section |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| 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 Division |
| History | |
| Previous names | East Indian Railways |
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 metre 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 under project Unigauge is likely to be completed in 2014.[2] There are daily and weekly trains to Kolkata, New Delhi and other neighboring cities.
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]
Platforms
There are 3 platforms in Purnia junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot over bridge (FOB).
References
- ^ "PRNA/Purnia Junction (3)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/patna/35318405_1_purnia-saharsa-broad-gauge-train-services
- ^ a b "Speech: Railway Budget 2005–06". Press Information Bureau, Govt of India. Retrieved 7 April 2012.