Purnia Court railway station

Purnia Court railway station, (station code:- PRNC), is a railway station serving the city of Purnea in Bihar. This station is managed by the East Central Railway under the Samastipur railway division. Earlier it was an MG line which has now been converted to standard BG line and lies on the Purnea–Banmankhi–Saharsa section. The BG line was inaugurated by the Railway Minister of India Suresh Prabhu on 10 June 2016.^[1]

Purnia Court
Urban Railway Station
Purnia Court Railway Station Purnia Court
General information
Location	Kosi Colony, Korathbadi Road, Purnia, Bihar India
Coordinates	25.795128°N 87.475022°E / 25.795128; 87.475022
Elevation	40 metres (130 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Saharsa–Purnia line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PRNC
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Samastipur
History
Opened	1940; 85 years ago (1940)
Electrified	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Previous names	East Indian Railways
Passengers
15000/day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station East Central Railway Saharsa Junction towards ? Barauni–Katihar section Purnia towards ?
Location Purnia Court railway station Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Purnia Court railway station Purnia Court railway station (India) Show map of India

v t e Saharsa–Purnia Line
Legend
km Saharsa–Forbesganj line 99 Saharsa Junction to Mansi 96 Karu Khirhar Nagar 91 Baijnathpur 83 Methai 78 Dauram Madhepura 69 Budhma 66 Bhairopatti 62 Deenapatti 56 Murliganj 50 Rupauli 43 Jankinagar 40 Harapatti to Kursela(planned) 63 Bihariganj 31 Mahikhand Halt 56 Raghunans Nagar 51 Barhara Kothi 49 Sukhsena 46 Aurahi 43 Sukhasan Kothi 36 Banmankhi Junction 26 Sarsi 23 Alinagar Tola 14 Krityanand Nagar 5 Purnia Court Saura river to Jogbani 0 Purnia Junction to Katihar

History

Purnia Court railway station was opened in 1937, becoming the second railway station in Purnea, Bihar, British India. The construction of the Purnea - Banmankhi - Murliganj and Bihariganj section, built by the East Bengal Railway, began in 1929 and was completed in 1937, passing through this station. Purnia Court got its name due to its proximity to the District Court, which is located around 5 km away.^[2]

After India’s independence, the Saharsa - Budhmaghat line was extended to Murliganj in 1954, connecting the entire Purnea - Saharsa section with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge tracks.^[3]

The gauge conversion work on the Purnia - Saharsa section commenced in the year 2007-08, resulting in a partial suspension of train services. However, the unprecedented floods in the Kosi River in 2008 severely disrupted and delayed the project.^[4] After eight years of construction, the broad gauge (BG) line on the remaining Banmankhi - Purnia section was finally completed and inaugurated on June 10, 2016, by the then Railway Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu.^[5]

Platforms

Station Board

This station has three platforms and one foot overbridge with ramp.

Trains

Route of Jansewa Express

• 14617/14618

Route:- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra Junction, Siwan Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Gonda Junction, Sitapur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Laksar Junction, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar City, Amritsar

Route of Kosi Express

• 18626/18625 Kosi Express

Route:- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur Junction, Patna Junction, Jehanabad, Gaya Junction, Koderma, Gomoh Junction, Bokaro Steel City, Muri Junction, Ranchi, Hatia

Route of Janhit Express

13205/6 Janhit Express

• 13205/13206 Janhit Express

Route :- Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur, Patliputra

Route of Janki Express

• 15283/15284

Route:- Manihari, Katihar, Purnia, Purnia Court, Banmankhi Junction, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Rusera Ghat, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Jaynagar