Patliputra Junction railway station

Patliputra Junction पाटलिपुत्र जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
Location	Jagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, Patna, Bihar - 800025  India
Coordinates	25°37′14″N 85°4′6″E / 25.62056°N 85.06833°E
Elevation	58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railway
Line(s)	Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section
Platforms	3
Tracks	5[1]
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	active
Station code	PPTA
Fare zone	East Central Railway
History
Opened	16 December 2015[2]
Electrified	2013[3]
Traffic
Passengers	Expected 50,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station [[Pahleja Ghat-Digha Bridge railway station|Pahleja Ghat-Digha Bridge]] Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section Towards Patna JN. Phulwari Sharif [[Pahleja Ghat-Digha Bridge railway station|Pahleja Ghat-Digha Bridge]] Patna–Mughalsarai section Danapur
Location
Patliputra Junction पाटलिपुत्र जंक्शन Location of Patliputra Junction in Patna

Patliputra Junction, station code PPTA, is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of Patna, Bihar. The station, which is governed by East Central Railway and managed by Danapur railway division,^[4] lies on the Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section.^[5] Located 12 kilometres north-west of Patna Junction,^[6] it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city’s other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily.^[7] It is located near Bailey Road, an important western thoroughfare in Patna.^[8]

Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata, one of the busiest rail routes in India. The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Patliputra Junction, Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station, and Patna Sahib Station. In January 2016, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, was completed on the banks of the Ganga nearby and connect Patna to Pahleja Ghat (Sonepur).^[9] Sources say that, it is 4.55 kilometres (2.83 mi) long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.^[10]

History

The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of Ganga rail-cum-road bridge Ganga Rail-Road Bridge^[9] between Digha and Sonepur which will be completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to Patna Junction and Rajendranagar Terminal to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar. The approximate total cost accrued in building the station has been estimated at ₹1.6 Crores^[11]

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.^[12][13] 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.^[14] Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India.^[15]

Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.^[16]

New developments

In Feb 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Patliputra Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities^[17]

See also

• Patna

Patna travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

1. AMIT BHELARI. "April date for station debut". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. Patna: Dec 16, 2015, DHNS. "Travelling by train from B'luru to Patna? Check the terminating railway station". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
3. "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
4. "Patliputra railway station not yet functional - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
5. "Million dreams".
6. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/517769/travelling-train-bluru-patna-check.html
7. Dream station debut Calcutta Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2013
8. "Patna's marginalised community still awaits basic amenities". IBNLive. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
9. "India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
10. "Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr". The Times Of India. 3 July 2011.
11. "State-of-the-art Rs 1 crore railway station in Patna lies disused for over a year due to protests by local villagers". Dailymail.co.uk. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
12. Kumod Verma, (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
13. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
14. "Patna Railway station". Travel,Indian Railways. makemytrip.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
15. "Patliputra Railway Station to be inaugurated on September 6" Biharprabha. Retrieved 29 August 2013
16. "8 more stations to be made models".
17. "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 Feb 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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