Patna Sahib railway station

25°35′9″N 85°13′50″E / 25.58583°N 85.23056°E / 25.58583; 85.23056Elevation59 metres (194 ft)Owned byEast Central Railway of the Indian RailwaysOperated byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Howrah–Delhi main line
Asansol–Patna sectionPlatforms4Tracks7ConnectionsPatna Ghat, Gulzarbagh, FatuhaConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codePNC Zone(s) East Central Railway Division(s) DanapurHistoryOpened1861Rebuilt2017ElectrifiedDouble Electrified BGPrevious namesBegumpur stationPassengers72,000 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
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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]

History

Patna Saheb (or Sahib) station's former name is Begumpur station, in memory of Begum Saheba.

Patna Saheb station's present name was declared on 8 Jan 1976 by the railway minister Boota Singh.

Facilities

The major facilities available are Upper Class Waiting room & hall, computerized reservation facility, reserved lounge, retiring room, clock room and platforms well covered by sheds.^[2] There is a pay and use toilet, tea stall, book stall, upgraded announcement system, free RailWire WiFi, bottle crusher and water vending machine. Installation of CCTV camera is made at station for passenger safety.

Coach Indicator at platforms helps passengers to find there train coaches. Mobile charging point at this station is also available. Fly trapper at platform reduce from insect attack.

Big Bazaar (Mall) is opened in the vacant land of Patna Saheb station.

Tourist Information Centre is open for giving information of tourism of Bihar.

Platforms

There are three platforms (platform no. 4 proposed) which are interconnected with two foot overbridges (FOB).

Trains

Many passenger and express trains serve Patna Saheb Station.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Patna Saheb station are:

• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 246 kilometres (153 mi)
• Gaya Airport 109 kilometres (68 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

References

External links

• Patna Saheb station map
• Official website of the Patna district