Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station

RAJENDRA NAGAR TERMINAL
Indian Railways station
Front entrance of Rajendra Nagar Terminal
General information
Location	Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar   India
Coordinates	25°36′11″N85°9′44″E / 25.60306°N 85.16222°E / 25.60306; 85.16222
Elevation	55.183 metres (181.05 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line Asansol–Patna section
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	RJPB
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	March 2003;22 years ago (2003-03)
Electrified	2003–2004 [1]
Services
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Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is a 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 five major stations: Rajendranagar Terminal, Patna Junction, Danapur, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib. Some famous trains departs from here Rajendranagar–Banka Intercity Superfast Express, Patna Tejas, Sampoorna Kranti Express, etc.

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km to Howrah–Delhi main line Patna–Mughalsarai section Koilwar Bridge across Sone river Ganges Bhojpur district Patna district 30 Pali A (halt) 27 Bihta Bihta AFS 15 Neora 10 Danapur 12 Patliputra Junction Digha–Sonpur Bridge to North Bihar 6 Phulwari Sharif JPNI Airport 8 Digha Ghat/FCI Godown 2 Sachivalay Halt Patna–Gaya line 6 Parsa Bazar (halt) 0 Patna Junction 3 Rajendra Nagar Terminal 7 Gulzarbagh 10 Patna Sahib 13 Deedarganj (halt) 22 Fatuha Junction Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Hilsa/Islampur 32 Daniyawan Bazar Halt 30 Kushroopur (halt) 45 Bakhtiyarpur Junction Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bihar Sharif Rajgir 63 Barh 89 Mokama Junction 101 Rampur Dumra halt Patna district Begusarai district to Howrah–Delhi main line Asansol–Patna section

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–Rajendra Nagar Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express, Indore–Patna Express, Indore–Rajendra Nagar via Faizabad Express, Sampoorna Kranti Express, South Bihar 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 (US$1.0 million), 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 Prasad Yadav, then Union Railway Minister, also flagged off the first stainless steel fully covered wagons (BCNHL) train from Rajendra Nagar Terminal. He also unveiled a statue of Dr Rajendra Prasad at Rajendra Nagar Terminal after whom this station has been named.

References

1. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 April 2012.