Patna Sahib railway station


Patna Saheb Station, station code PNC, is an important railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. It is a part of the Patna railway hub and has six major stations: Patna Junction, Patliputra Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station 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.It is one of the Oldest railway station of Patna-Asansol section and is Important Railway Station for Sikh devotees as tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh was born at Patna Saheb.
There will be 2 Escalator in near future as inauguration is done.

History

Patna Saheb or Sahib Station old name was Begumpur Station in the memory of Begum Saheba.
Patna Saheb Station present name is 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 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 is opened in the vacant land of patna saheb station.
Tourist Information Centre is opened for giving information of tourism of Bihar.

Platforms

There are three platforms which are interconnected with two foot over bridges.

Trains

Many passenger and express trains serve Patna Saheb Station.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Patna Saheb Station are:
  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna
  2. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
  3. Gaya Airport
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata