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Patna Sahib railway station
Patna Sahib railway station, station code PNC (formerly Patna City Station), which came into existence even before Patna Junction 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.