Patliputra Junction, Station code (PPTA), is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

, Bihar. The station, which is governed by

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and managed by

Danapur railway division Danapur railway division is one of the five divisions of East Central Railway (ECR), a zone of the Indian Railways located at Danapur in Patna district of Bihar state in eastern India. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Mughals ...

, lies on the

Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section The Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section is a railway line connecting Patna to Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. The line passes through the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, connecting South Bihar and North Bihar, and the Gangetic Plain i ...

. Located 12 kilometres north-west of

Patna Junction Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the main railway station serving Patna. It falls under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone of the In ...

, it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city's other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily. It is located near Bailey Road, an important western thoroughfare in Patna. Patliputra junction has become the fourth terminal of the

after

, Danapur station and

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lies in between

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and

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, one of the busiest rail routes in India. The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Patliputra Junction, , ,

, , and . In January 2016, the construction of India's longest road-cum-rail bridge, the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge, was completed on the banks of the Ganga nearby and connect Patna to Bharpura Pahleja Ghat (Sonpur). The bridge is long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.

History

The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge between Digha and Sonepur which was completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to

, Danapur station and

to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. 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 office. Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India. Patliputra Junction will soon have a second exit point at the west-northern end. There will be a gate for movement to and from the platform (Pillar No. 216) from under AIIMS-Digha elevated road (Patli Path) near Patliputra Junction. From Rupaspur one will reach the junction by road from the side of the line. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.

Platforms

There are three platforms with four railway tracks and all the platforms are connected with one main foot overbridge. Two more platforms are under construction.

New developments

In Feb 2012, The

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

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 A new railway station has been constructed (

Digha Bridge Halt railway station Digha Bridge Halt is a small railway station in Patna district, Bihar, India. Its railway station code is DGBH. This halt was constructed 3 km north from , near Danapur Bankipur road. It saves time for rail passengers going to Gandhi Maid ...

) at south end of bridge just south of Danapur Bankipur Road situated 3 km northward from Patliputra Junction. This makes traveling from Sonpur side very easy and passengers traveling to Gandhi Maidan will save money and at least 1.5 hours time than deboarding the trains at Patliputra Junction station.

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