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
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 ...
of
East Central Railway. It is a part of the Patna railway hub of five major stations: , , , 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
Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Sub-divisions ( ...
in the Indian state of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
. 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 Govind Singh 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.
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.
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 overbridge
A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...
s (FOB).
Trains
Many passenger and express trains serve Patna Saheb Station.
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Patna Saheb station are:
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Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport,
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. ...
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Birsa Munda Airport,
Ranchi
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Gaya Airport
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport,
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
References
External links
Patna Saheb station mapOfficial website of the Patna district
{{Railway stations in Bihar
Danapur railway division
Railway stations in Patna