Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station
Rajendra Nagar Terminal राजेंद्र नगर टर्मिनल | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location |
Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°36′11″N 85°9′44″E / 25.60306°N 85.16222°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 57 metres (187 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Delhi main line Asansol-Patna section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||
| Station code | RJPB | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railways | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Danapur railway division | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2003–2004[1] | ||||||||||
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  Rajendra Nagar Terminal राजेंद्र नगर टर्मिनल Location of RJPB in Patna | |||||||||||
Rajendra Nagar Terminal, station code RJPB, is the railway station serving the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located in Rajendra Nagar in Patna and is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Rajendranagar Terminal, Patna Junction, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib Station.
History
It was developed as an alternative railway station as part of measures to decongest Patna Junction Railway Station. Many trains such as New Delhi Rajdhani Express – Rajendranagar, Indore - Patna Express, Indore - Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express, Shramjeevi Express, Sampoorna Kranti Express, etc. originate from here.
It was inaugurated on 31 March 2003 as a full-fledged station. Built at a cost of ₹8.61 crore, this terminus developed as an alternative to Patna Junction, has all modern facilities for the passengers. Its main entrance is opposite the College of Commerce, Patna. Lalu also unveiled a statue of Dr Rajendra Prasad at Rajendra Nagar Terminal after whom this station has been named.
Lalu Prasad Yadav, then Union Railway Minister, also flagged off the first stainless steel fully covered wagons (BCNHL) train from Rajendra Nagar Terminal. Though the station is new it is not completely disabled friendly. It has a ramp.
Facilities
It has a canteen on platform number 1 serving a preset menu. Vegetarian food packets are also available if you want to pack some light lunch for the journey ahead for a very economical price. Snacks counter serving tea, Samosa, Coffee etc. are present on platform number 1,2 & 3.Coolie is also available on various platforms. Trollies are available upon request if you are carrying heavy luggage. For going to other platforms it has two overhead bridges.
References
- ↑ "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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