Patna Junction | |||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||
 Patna Junction | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Near Mahavir Mandir, Patna- 800001 Bihar India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°36′10″N 85°8′15″E / 25.60278°N 85.13750°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 57 metres (187 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||
| Platforms | 10[1] | ||||||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Available  | ||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functional (Wi-Fi enabled) | ||||||||
| Station code | PNBE | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Danapur | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 25.12.1862[2] | ||||||||
| Electrified | 2003–2004[3] | ||||||||
| Previous names | Bankipore Junction | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 2022 | 26.4 lakhs per day[4] | ||||||||
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Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar.[5] It is the main railway station serving Patna. It falls under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Patna Junction is one of the busiest railway stations of the country.[6]
Patna Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.[7] Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata which is one of the busiest rail routes in India. Patna has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata.[8] The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Danapur railway station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib station. Also 2 major railway station: Hajipur Junction and Sonpur Junction are just at a distance of 20 km from Patna. Patna is well connected with Ara, Gaya, Jehanabad, Biharsharif, Rajgir, Islampur, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra through daily passenger and express train services.
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- ^ Kumod Verma (17 December 2022). "Patna Junction to get two escalators by Jan-end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Patna serial blasts". India Today. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Patna by Railways". go4patna.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tom Woodhatch (1999). Nepal handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 435–. ISBN 978-1-900949-44-6. Retrieved 6 April 2012.