Patna Sahib railway station

Patna Sahib


Patna City
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationPatna Saheb, Patna, Bihar
India
Coordinates25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E / 25.58583°N 85.23056°E / 25.58583; 85.23056
Elevation59 metres (194 ft)
Owned byEast Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Delhi main line
Asansol–Patna section
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsPatna Ghat, Gulzarbagh, Fatuha
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePNC
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1861
Rebuilt2017
ElectrifiedDouble Electrified BG
Previous namesBegumpur 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.

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