Patna Sahib railway station

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Patna Sahib


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General information
Location Patna Saheb, Patna, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°35′9″N85°13′50″E / 25.58583°N 85.23056°E / 25.58583; 85.23056
Elevation59 metres (194 ft)
Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by Indian 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 Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
East Central Railway
Gulzarbagh
towards ?
Asansol–Patna section
Towards Islampur, Fatuha 16 cardinal points SE.png
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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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:

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