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{{Short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Patliputra Junction
| name = Patliputra Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]] Station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|25px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian railway
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Patliputra junction.jpg
| image = Patliputra Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = The main entrance of the station
| image_size =
| address = Jagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]] – 800025
| image_caption = The main entrance of the station
| country = India
| address = Jagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]] - 800025
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|37|14|N|85|4|6|E|display=inline}}
| country = {{flag|India}}
| elevation = {{convert|58|m|ft}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|37|14|N|85|4|6|E|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section]]
| elevation = {{convert|58|m|ft}}

| line = [[Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section]],[[Patna-Pehlejaghat-Chhapra line]]
[[Patna–Pehlejaghat–Chhapra-Siwan line]]
| other = No
| other = No
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 3
| platform = 5
| tracks = 4<ref name="tracks">{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130104/jsp/bihar/story_16399785.jsp#.UfAFf4GDk9s | title=April date for station debut | publisher=The Telegraph (Calcutta) | accessdate=24 July 2013 | author=AMIT BHELARI}}</ref>
| tracks = 5<ref name="tracks">{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130104/jsp/bihar/story_16399785.jsp#.UfAFf4GDk9s | title=April date for station debut | publisher=The Telegraph (Calcutta) | access-date=24 July 2013 | author=AMIT BHELARI | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724015610/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130104/jsp/bihar/story_16399785.jsp#.UfAFf4GDk9s | archive-date=24 July 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| entrances = Main Entrance
| parking = Available
| parking = Available
| opened = 16 December 2015<ref>{{cite web |author=Patna: Dec 16, 2015, DHNS |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/517769/travelling-train-bluru-patna-check.html |title=Travelling by train from B'luru to Patna? Check the terminating railway station |publisher=Deccanherald.com |access-date=2015-12-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112817/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/517769/travelling-train-bluru-patna-check.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| baggage_check =
| closed =
| waiting_room = Available
| rebuilt =
| opened = 16 December 2015<ref>{{cite web|author=Patna: Dec 16, 2015, DHNS |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/517769/travelling-train-bluru-patna-check.html |title=Travelling by train from B'luru to Patna? Check the terminating railway station |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-17}}</ref>
| electrified = 2013<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | title=History of Electrification | publisher=CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification) | work=information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification) | access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref>
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| accessible =
| code = PPTA
| electrified = 2013<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | title=History of Electrification | publisher=CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification) | work=information published by CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification) | accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref>
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
| ADA =
| operator = {{rwd|Danapur}}
| code = PPTA
| zone = [[East Central Railway Zone|East Central Railway]]
| owned = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]] of the [[Indian Railways]]
| services = {{Adjacent stations
| division = [[Danapur railway division]]
| owned = [[East Central Railway Zone|East Central Railway]] of the [[Indian Railways]]
|system1=Indian Railways|header1=[[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
|line2=Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section|left2=Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction|right2=|note-mid2=Towards [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Jn.]] [[File:16 cardinal points SE.png|15px|link=West Bengal]]
|services = {{s-rail|title=East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway}}
|line3=Patna–Mughalsarai section|left3=|right3=Danapur|note-mid3=[[File:16 cardinal points SW.png|15px|link=Delhi]]
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|branch=Towards [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna JN.]] [[File:16 cardinal points SE.png|15px|link=West Bengal]]|previous=Pahlejaghat Junction|next=|line=Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section}}
}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|branch= [[File:16 cardinal points SW.png|15px|link=Delhi]]|previous=|next=Danapur|line=Patna–Mughalsarai section}}
| status = Functioning
| operator = [[Indian Railway]]
| former =
| status = active
| passengers = 50,000 per day
| former =
| pass_year =
| passengers = 50,000 per day
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_percent =
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| map_type = India#India Bihar#India Patna
| pass_system =
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| map_locator = India Patna
| map_type = India Patna
| map_caption = Location of Patliputra Junction in Patna
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| map_caption = Location of Patliputra Junction in Patna
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'''Patliputra Junction''', station code ''PPTA'', is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of [[Patna]], Bihar. The station, which is governed by [[East Central Railway Zone|East Central Railway]] and managed by [[Danapur railway division]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patliputra-railway-station-not-yet-functional/articleshow/23549227.cms |title=Patliputra railway station not yet functional - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2013-10-05 |accessdate=2015-12-17}}</ref> lies on the [[Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160204/jsp/frontpage/story_67415.jsp#.VwA1p5x97IU|title=Million dreams}}</ref> Located 12&nbsp;kilometres north-west of [[Patna Junction]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1131026/jsp/bihar/story_17496386.jsp#.UmtgSHAjwZo|title=Green flag for station}}</ref> it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city’s other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130830/jsp/bihar/story_17288321.jsp#.UiYs7oGDk9s Dream station debut] ''Calcutta Telegraph''. Retrieved 30 August 2013</ref> It is located near [[Bailey Road, Patna|Bailey Road]], an important western thoroughfare in Patna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/patnas-marginalised-community-still-awaits-basic-amenities-1156483.html |title=Patna's marginalised community still awaits basic amenities |publisher=IBNLive |date= |accessdate=2015-12-17}}</ref>
'''Patliputra Junction''', Station code '''(PPTA)''', is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of [[Patna]], Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/illegal-bldgs-flourish-near-patliputra-jn/articleshow/100736209.cms?from=mdr|title=Illegal bldgs flourish near Patliputra Jn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/road-to-patliputra-jn-unsafe-at-night/articleshow/101077627.cms|title=Road to Patliputra Jn unsafe at night}}</ref> The station, which is governed by [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]] and managed by [[Danapur railway division]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patliputra-railway-station-not-yet-functional/articleshow/23549227.cms |title=Patliputra railway station not yet functional – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2013-10-05 |access-date=2015-12-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516124735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patliputra-railway-station-not-yet-functional/articleshow/23549227.cms |archive-date=16 May 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> lies on the [[Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160204/jsp/frontpage/story_67415.jsp#.VwA1p5x97IU|title=Million dreams|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414163358/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160204/jsp/frontpage/story_67415.jsp#.VwA1p5x97IU|archive-date=14 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Located 12 kilometres north-west of [[Patna Junction]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1131026/jsp/bihar/story_17496386.jsp#.UmtgSHAjwZo|title=Green flag for station|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630103422/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131026/jsp/bihar/story_17496386.jsp#.UmtgSHAjwZo|archive-date=30 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city's other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130830/jsp/bihar/story_17288321.jsp#.UiYs7oGDk9s Dream station debut] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142255/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130830/jsp/bihar/story_17288321.jsp |date=6 October 2014 }} ''Calcutta Telegraph''. Retrieved 30 August 2013</ref> It is located near [[Bailey Road, Patna|Bailey Road]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/forget-junction-till-lok-sabha-polls-patliputra-station-embroiled-in-politics-among-residents-state-government-and-railways/cid/228633|title=Forget junction till Lok Sabha polls - Patliputra station embroiled in politics among residents, state government and railways}}</ref> an important western thoroughfare in Patna.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/patnas-marginalised-community-still-awaits-basic-amenities-1156483.html |title=Patna's marginalised community still awaits basic amenities |publisher=IBNLive |access-date=2015-12-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130122020/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/patnas-marginalised-community-still-awaits-basic-amenities-1156483.html |archive-date=30 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Patliputra junction has become the fourth terminal of the [[Danapur railway division]] after [[Patna Junction]], [[Danapur railway station|Danapur station]] and [[Rajendranagar Terminal]].


[[Patna]] lies in between [[New Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]], one of the busiest rail routes in [[India]]. The city is a major railway hub and has six major [[railway station|stations]]: Patliputra Junction, [[Patna Junction]], [[Rajendranagar Terminal]], [[Gulzarbagh Station]], [[Danapur Station]], and [[Patna Sahib Station]]. 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 [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Bharpura Pahleja Ghat]] (Sonpur).<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-S-longest-rail-cum-road-bridge-to-come-up-in-Bihar/Article1-464170.aspx |title=India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2009-10-12 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> The bridge is {{convert|4.55|km|miles}} long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-03/patna/29732615_1_digha-rail-rail-bridge-guide-bund | work=The Times Of India | title=Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr | date=3 July 2011}}</ref>
[[Patna]] lies in between [[New Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]], one of the busiest rail routes in India. The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Patliputra Junction, {{stnlnk|Patna Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Danapur}}, [[Rajendranagar Terminal]], {{stnlnk|Gulzarbagh}}, and {{stnlnk|Patna Sahib}}. 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 [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Bharpura Pahleja Ghat]] (Sonpur).<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-S-longest-rail-cum-road-bridge-to-come-up-in-Bihar/Article1-464170.aspx |title=India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar |work=Hindustan Times |date=2009-10-12 |access-date=2012-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023152514/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-s-longest-rail-cum-road-bridge-to-come-up-in-Bihar/Article1-464170.aspx |archive-date=23 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The bridge is {{convert|4.55|km|miles}} long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Digha-bridge-cost-likely-to-jump-by-Rs-1000-cr/articleshow/9088951.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105053237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-03/patna/29732615_1_digha-rail-rail-bridge-guide-bund | url-status=live | archive-date=5 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr | date=3 July 2011}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Digha pahleja rail road bridge.png|thumb|left|400px|Patliputra and [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Bharpura Pahleja Ghat station]] on both sides of bridge]]
[[File:Digha pahleja rail road bridge.png|thumb|left|400px|Patliputra and [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Bharpura Pahleja Ghat station]] on both sides of bridge]]
The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of [[Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge]]<ref name="Hindustan Times"/> between Digha and Sonepur which was completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to [[Patna Junction]], [[Danapur railway station|Danapur station]] and [[Rajendranagar Terminal]] to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar. The approximate total cost accrued in building the station has been estimated at {{INR}}1.6 Crores<ref name="inaugural">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2512178/State-art-Rs-1-crore-railway-station-Patna-lies-disused-year-protests-local-villagers.html | title=State-of-the-art Rs 1 crore railway station in Patna lies disused for over a year due to protests by local villagers | publisher=Dailymail.co.uk | date=23 November 2013 | accessdate=4 March 2014}}</ref>
The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of [[Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge]]<ref name="Hindustan Times"/> between Digha and Sonepur which was completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to [[Patna Junction]], [[Danapur railway station|Danapur station]] and [[Rajendranagar Terminal]] to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}


== Facilities ==
== Facilities ==
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/patna/39924147_1_passenger-trains-patliputra-railways | title=Patliputra station to be functional by month-end | publisher=The Times of India. | date=12 June 2013 | accessdate=24 July 2013 |author1=Kumod Verma }}</ref><ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html|publisher=Official website of the [[Indian Railways]]|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name=makemytrip>{{cite web|title=Patna Railway station |url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/patna.html|work=Travel,Indian Railways|publisher=makemytrip.com|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref> Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India.<ref>[http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/08/patliputra-railway-station-to-be-inaugurated-on-september-6/ "Patliputra Railway Station to be inaugurated on September 6"] ''Biharprabha''. Retrieved 29 August 2013</ref>
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patliputra-station-to-be-functional-by-month-end/articleshow/20548073.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615054211/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/patna/39924147_1_passenger-trains-patliputra-railways | url-status=live | archive-date=15 June 2013 | title=Patliputra station to be functional by month-end | date=12 June 2013 | access-date=24 July 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] |author1=Kumod Verma }}</ref><ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html|publisher=Official website of the [[Indian Railways]]|access-date=18 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html|archive-date=3 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref name=makemytrip>{{cite web|title=Patna Railway station|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/patna.html|work=Travel, Indian Railways|publisher=makemytrip.com|access-date=5 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426195915/http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/patna.html|archive-date=26 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India.<ref>[http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/08/patliputra-railway-station-to-be-inaugurated-on-september-6/ "Patliputra Railway Station to be inaugurated on September 6"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909003938/http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/08/patliputra-railway-station-to-be-inaugurated-on-september-6/ |date=9 September 2013 }} ''Biharprabha''. Retrieved 29 August 2013</ref>


Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.<ref name=toi_model>{{cite news|title=8 more stations to be made models |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-12/patna/27114696_1_terminal-station-passengers-amenities-year-danapur|accessdate=}}</ref>
Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.<ref name=toi_model>{{cite news|title=8 more stations to be made models |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/8-more-stations-to-be-made-models/articleshow/9606303.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103084612/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-12/patna/27114696_1_terminal-station-passengers-amenities-year-danapur|url-status=live|work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=2013-01-03}}</ref>

=== 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}


=== New developments ===
=== New developments ===
In Feb 2012, The [[Indian Railways]] 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<ref name=RSDC>{{cite news|title=Railways to set up body to develop stations|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/patna/31049817_1_passenger-amenities-railway-plan-rail-land-development-authority|accessdate=27 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 Feb 2012}}</ref> A new railway station has been constructed (Digha Bridge Halt Railway station) 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.
In Feb 2012, The [[Indian Railways]] 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<ref name=RSDC>{{cite news|title=Railways to set up body to develop stations|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Railways-to-set-up-body-to-develop-stations/articleshow/11843446.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209011516/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/patna/31049817_1_passenger-amenities-railway-plan-rail-land-development-authority|url-status=live|archive-date=9 December 2012|access-date=27 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 Feb 2012}}</ref> A new railway station has been constructed ([[Digha Bridge Halt railway station]]) at south end of bridge just south of Danapur Bankipur Road situated 3&nbsp;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.


==Nearest railway stations==
===Second exit point ===
Patliputra Junction will soon have a second exit point at the west-northern end.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patliputra-jn-to-have-1-more-exit-point/articleshow/94087498.cms|title=Bihar: Patliputra Junction to have 1 more exit point|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/work-underway-on-second-exit-at-patliputra-jn/articleshow/98109449.cms?from=mdr|title=Work underway on second exit at Patliputra Junction|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/news/road-will-be-built-from-ashiana-digha-road-to-patliputra-junction-130233629.html|title=दानापुर रेलमंडल:आशियाना-दीघा रोड से पाटलिपुत्र जंक्शन जाने के लिए बनेगी सड़क}}</ref> From Rupaspur one will reach the junction by road from the side of the line. There is a plan to expand Digha-Danapur Canal Road near the footover bridge of Patliputra station by 120 meters in length and 7.5 meters in width. At present Rs 2 crore has been allocated for this. In August 2023, Bihar Urban Development and Housing Department has given administrative approval of Rs 4 crore 89 lakh 60 thousand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bihar-allocation-of-234-crores-for-patna-metro-and-digha-danapur-canal-road-23504565.html|title=Bihar: पटना मेट्रो और दीघा-दानापुर नहर रोड के लिए 234 करोड़ का आवंटन, नरकटियागंज को बस स्टैंड का तोहफा}}</ref>
The distance from nearby stations are:
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! S.No
! Station
! distance (in km)
|-
| 1
| [[Pahlejaghat Junction railway station|Bharpura Pahlejaghat]]
| 11.46
|-
| 2
| [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna]]
| 10
|-
| 3
| [[Phulwari Sharif railway station|Phulwari Sharif]]
| 6
|-
| 4
| [[Danapur railway station|Danapur]]
| 6
|-
| 5
| [[Sonpur railway station|Sonpur]]
| 14
|-
| 6
| Parmanandpur
| 16
|-
| 7
| [[Nayagaon railway station|Nayagaon]]
| 20
|-
| 8
| [[Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station|Rajendra Nagar ]]
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| [[Hajipur Junction railway station|Hajipur]]
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| Digha Bridge Halt (DGBH)
| 3
|}

==Trains==
[[File:(Yesvantpur - Patliputra) Express Route map.png|right|thumb|Train 22352/[[Yesvantpur Junction railway station|Yesvantpur]] - Patliputra Express]]
The trains that halt at Patliputra are:

* [[Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Chandigarh Superfast Express]]
* [[Janhit Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Lucknow Intercity Express]]
* [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Kamakhya AC Express]]
* [[Seemanchal Express]]
* [[Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express]]
* [[North East Express]]
* [[Kolkata - Ghazipur City Weekly Express]]
* [[Tripura Sundari Express]]
* [[Barauni - Patna MEMU]]
* [[North East Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Raxaul Intercity Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Yesvantpur Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Gorakhpur Passenger]]
* [[Patliputra Express|Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Patliputra Superfast Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Narkatiaganj Intercity Express]]
* [[Patliputra - Patna MEMU]]
* [[Muzaffarpur - Patliputra Memu]]
* [[Barauni - Patliputra MEMU]]


== See also ==
== See also ==

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* [[Patna]]
* [[Patna]]
*[[Danapur railway station]]
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{{Wikivoyage inline|Patna}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 19:56, 15 October 2024

Patliputra Junction
Indian Railways station
The main entrance of the station
General information
LocationJagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, Patna, Bihar – 800025
India
Coordinates25°37′14″N 85°4′6″E / 25.62056°N 85.06833°E / 25.62056; 85.06833
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned byEast Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated byDanapur
Line(s)Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Patna–Pehlejaghat–Chhapra-Siwan line
Platforms5
Tracks5[1]
ConnectionsNo
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePPTA
Fare zoneEast Central Railway
History
Opened16 December 2015[2]
Electrified2013[3]
Passengers
50,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
East Central Railway
Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction
towards ?
Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
Towards Patna Jn.
Terminus
Terminus Patna–Mughalsarai section
 Danapur
towards ?
Location
Patliputra Junction is located in India
Patliputra Junction
Patliputra Junction
Location of Patliputra Junction in Patna
Patliputra Junction is located in Bihar
Patliputra Junction
Patliputra Junction
Patliputra Junction (Bihar)
Patliputra Junction is located in Patna
Patliputra Junction
Patliputra Junction
Patliputra Junction (Patna)

Patliputra Junction, Station code (PPTA), is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of Patna, Bihar.[4][5] The station, which is governed by East Central Railway and managed by Danapur railway division,[6] lies on the Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section.[7] Located 12 kilometres north-west of Patna Junction,[8] it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city's other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily.[9] It is located near Bailey Road,[10] an important western thoroughfare in Patna.[11] Patliputra junction has become the fourth terminal of the Danapur railway division after Patna Junction, Danapur station and Rajendranagar Terminal.

Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata, one of the busiest rail routes in India. The city is a major railway hub and has six major stations: Patliputra Junction, Patna Junction, Danapur, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh, and Patna Sahib. 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).[12] The bridge is 4.55 kilometres (2.83 miles) long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.[13]

History

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Patliputra and Bharpura Pahleja Ghat station on both sides of bridge

The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge[12] between Digha and Sonepur which was completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to Patna Junction, Danapur station and Rajendranagar Terminal to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar.[citation needed]

Facilities

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The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc.[14][15] 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.[16] Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India.[17]

Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.[18]

Platforms

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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.[citation needed]

New developments

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In Feb 2012, The Indian Railways 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[19] A new railway station has been constructed (Digha Bridge Halt railway station) 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.

Second exit point

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Patliputra Junction will soon have a second exit point at the west-northern end.[20][21] 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.[22] From Rupaspur one will reach the junction by road from the side of the line. There is a plan to expand Digha-Danapur Canal Road near the footover bridge of Patliputra station by 120 meters in length and 7.5 meters in width. At present Rs 2 crore has been allocated for this. In August 2023, Bihar Urban Development and Housing Department has given administrative approval of Rs 4 crore 89 lakh 60 thousand.[23]

See also

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Patna travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

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  1. ^ AMIT BHELARI. "April date for station debut". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ Patna: Dec 16, 2015, DHNS. "Travelling by train from B'luru to Patna? Check the terminating railway station". Deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Illegal bldgs flourish near Patliputra Jn".
  5. ^ "Road to Patliputra Jn unsafe at night".
  6. ^ "Patliputra railway station not yet functional – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Million dreams". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Green flag for station". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.
  9. ^ Dream station debut Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Calcutta Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2013
  10. ^ "Forget junction till Lok Sabha polls - Patliputra station embroiled in politics among residents, state government and railways".
  11. ^ "Patna's marginalised community still awaits basic amenities". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  12. ^ a b "India's longest rail-cum-road bridge to come up in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Digha bridge cost likely to jump by Rs 3,000 cr". The Times of India. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.
  14. ^ Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  15. ^ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  16. ^ "Patna Railway station". Travel, Indian Railways. makemytrip.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Patliputra Railway Station to be inaugurated on September 6" Archived 9 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Biharprabha. Retrieved 29 August 2013
  18. ^ "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  19. ^ "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  20. ^ "Bihar: Patliputra Junction to have 1 more exit point". The Times of India.
  21. ^ "Work underway on second exit at Patliputra Junction". The Times of India.
  22. ^ "दानापुर रेलमंडल:आशियाना-दीघा रोड से पाटलिपुत्र जंक्शन जाने के लिए बनेगी सड़क".
  23. ^ "Bihar: पटना मेट्रो और दीघा-दानापुर नहर रोड के लिए 234 करोड़ का आवंटन, नरकटियागंज को बस स्टैंड का तोहफा".
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Patna.
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