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Patliputra Junction railway station
Railway station in Bihar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, Patna, Bihar – 800025 India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°37′14″N 85°4′6″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 58 metres (190 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | East Central Railway of the Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Danapur | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Patna–Pehlejaghat–Chhapra-Siwan line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | PPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | East Central Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 December 2015[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 2013[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
50,000 per day | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 mi) long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.[13]