Patna–Digha Ghat line

Patna–Digha Ghat line
Overview
StatusClosed
OwnerIndian Railways
LocalePatna
Termini
  • R-Block
  • Digha Ghat railway station
Stations6
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Train number(s)73213, 73214, 73215, 73216
Operator(s)East Central Railway
Rolling stockDiesel Multiple Unit (DMU)
History
Opened1862
Closed2018
Technical
Number of tracks1
CharacterAt-grade street running
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed20 km/h (12 mph)
Patna–Digha Ghat line

km
8
Digha Ghat
6
Rajiv Nagar
4
Shivpuri
3.4
Punaichak
3
Bailey Road
2
Old Sachdeva
1
R Block
Patna–Mughalsarai section of
Howrah–Delhi main line
to Patna–Gaya line
0
Patna Junction
Asansol–Patna section of
Howrah–Delhi main line

Patna–Digha Ghat line was a railway line connecting Patna Junction and Digha Ghat railway station in the Indian city of Patna. It was constructed by the British in 1862, and functioned intermittently. The railway line was revived in 1962–63 and 2004 by the then Indian Railway Ministers, Jagjivan Ram and Lalu Prasad Yadav, respectively. Passenger train operations on the route were economically unviable due to low ridership. However, trains continued to run on the railway line in order to prevent encroachment.

In August 2018, the railway line along with the surrounding land was transferred to the Bihar state government, which plans to convert it into a four- to six-lane roadway to ease traffic congestion in the city. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2021. Indian Railways got around 1.9-hectare (4.8-acre) of land on Hardinge Road from Bihar government in lieu of the 7 km long Patna–Digha Ghat line land it offered to the latter for the construction of R-Block-Digha Road.