Patna Junction railway station
| Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patna Junction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Near Mahavir Mandir, Patna- 800001 Bihar India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°36′10″N 85°8′15″E / 25.60278°N 85.13750°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 57 metres (187 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand, bus stand, cab zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | PNBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Danapur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | NSG-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2002 Waiting hall 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2003–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankipore Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 26.4 lakhs per day ( high) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station located in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the main railway station serving Patna . It maintained under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Patna Junction is one of the busiest railway stations of the country.
Patna Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Danapur railway station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib station. Also 2 major railway station: Hajipur Junction and Sonpur Junction are just at a distance of 20 km from Patna. Patna is well connected with Ara, Gaya, Jehanabad, Biharsharif, Rajgir, Islampur, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra through daily passenger and express train services.