Phulwari Sharif railway station

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Phulwari Sharif
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Phulwarisharif Railway Station
General information
Location Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar-801505
India
Coordinates 25°35′12″N85°04′49″E / 25.5866°N 85.0803°E / 25.5866; 85.0803
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railway
Line(s) Howrah–Delhi main line
Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Platforms3
Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codePWS
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railways
Services
East Central Railway
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Patliputra Junction
towards ?
Sonepur–Patna
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Sachivalaya Halt
towards ?
Danapur
towards ?
Patna–Mughalsarai section
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Location
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Phulwari Sharif
Location within India
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Phulwari Sharif
Phulwari Sharif (Bihar)

Phulwari Sharif Railway Station (Station Code: PWS), is a railway station serving the locality of Phulwari Sharif in the Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. [1] The Phulwari Sharif railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network, which lies in between Howrah–Delhi main line which serves it with numerous trains. Phulwari Sharif is well connected to Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Varanasi, Kanpur, Guwahati and other cities.

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Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. [2] [3] 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. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station. [4]

Platforms

There are three platforms at Phulwari Sharif railway station. The platforms are interconnected with three pedestrian footbridges.

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