Patna Sahib railway station

Patna Sahib Patna City
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Patna Saheb, Patna, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E / 25.58583°N 85.23056°E / 25.58583; 85.23056
Elevation	59 metres (194 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line Asansol–Patna section
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Connections	Patna Ghat, Gulzarbagh, Fatuha
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PNC
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1861
Rebuilt	2017
Electrified	Double Electrified BG
Previous names	Begumpur station
Passengers
72,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station East Central Railway Gulzarbagh towards ? Asansol–Patna section Towards Islampur, Fatuha Deedarganj towards ?

Patna Sahib railway station, station code PNC (formerly Patna City Station), which came into existence even before Patna Jn. in 1861 is an important railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. It is a part of the Patna railway hub of five major stations: Patna Junction, Patliputra Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, 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. Based on Income it is 'A' Grade railway station and has good Passenger Amenities.This is important railway station for Sikh devotees as tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh ji was born at Patna Saheb. There will be 2 escalators in near future at Patna Saheb Station as Foundation Stone is laid done. After Platform Number-2 and 3 a New Rail line and New Platform is being proposed.

v t e 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[1]