Patliputra Junction, Station code (PPTA), is a railway station in the Rukanpura area in the West End of Patna, Bihar. The station, which is governed by East Central Railway and managed by Danapur railway division, lies on the Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section. Located 12 kilometres north-west of Patna Junction, it has primarily been developed to ease pressure on the city's other two railway stations, through which roughly 350 trains pass daily.Dream station debut Calcutta Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2013 It is located near Bailey Road, an important western thoroughfare in Patna. Patliputra junction has become the fourth terminal of the Danapur railway division after Patna Junction, Danapur station and Rajendranagar Terminal.

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, , , Rajendranagar Terminal, , and . 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). The bridge is long and therefore, the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India as well as one of the longest in the world.

History

The Patliputra Junction railway station was built in 2013. The railway station is a part of Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge between Digha and Sonepur which was completed by the end of 2015. This station was built an alternate to Patna Junction, Danapur station and Rajendranagar Terminal to decongest excess load on these stations. The station will be a terminal point for most of the train coming from North Bihar.

Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and government railway police office. Patliputra Junction is located close to the domestic airport providing transport to important destinations to all over India."Patliputra Railway Station to be inaugurated on September 6" Biharprabha. Retrieved 29 August 2013

Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.

Platforms There are three platforms with four railway tracks and all the platforms are connected with one main foot overbridge. Two more platforms are under construction.

New developments In Feb 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Patliputra Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities A new railway station has been constructed (Digha Bridge Halt railway station) at south end of bridge just south of Danapur Bankipur Road situated 3 km northward from Patliputra Junction. This makes traveling from Sonpur side very easy and passengers traveling to Gandhi Maidan will save money and at least 1.5 hours time than deboarding the trains at Patliputra Junction station.

Second exit point Patliputra Junction will soon have a second exit point at the west-northern end. There will be a gate for movement to and from the platform (Pillar No. 216) from under AIIMS-Digha elevated road (Patli Path) near Patliputra Junction. From Rupaspur one will reach the junction by road from the side of the line. There is a plan to expand Digha-Danapur Canal Road near the footover bridge of Patliputra station by 120 meters in length and 7.5 meters in width. At present Rs 2 crore has been allocated for this. In August 2023, Bihar Urban Development and Housing Department has given administrative approval of Rs 4 crore 89 lakh 60 thousand.

Trains

Patliputra Junction is served by a number of Indian Railways trains. The following table lists regular scheduled passenger services having a scheduled stoppage at Patliputra Junction (station code: PPTA). Temporary, seasonal and festival special trains are not included.

+ Regular trains serving Patliputra Junction Train number Train name Route Frequency 11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express Mumbai LTT – Saharsa Weekly 11031/11032 Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express Panvel – Alipurduar Weekly 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Patliputra Express Mumbai LTT – Patliputra Daily 12149/12150 Pune–Supaul Express Pune – Supaul Daily 12423/12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Dibrugarh – New Delhi Daily 12487/12488 Seemanchal Express Jogbani – Anand Vihar Terminal Daily 12505/12506 North East Express Kamakhya – Anand Vihar Terminal Daily 12519/12520 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Express Mumbai LTT – Agartala Weekly 12529/12530 Patliputra–Lucknow Superfast Express Patliputra – Lucknow 5 days a week 13121/13122 Kolkata–Ghazipur City Express Kolkata – Ghazipur City Weekly 13205/13206 Janhit Express Purnia Court – Patliputra 5 days a week 13211/13212 Jogbani–Danapur Express Jogbani – Danapur Daily 13225/13226 Jaynagar–Ara Intercity Express Jaynagar – Ara Daily 14019/14020 Tripura Sundari Express Agartala – Firozpur Cantt Weekly 14037/14038 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express Silchar – New Delhi Weekly 14619/14620 Tripura Sundari Express Agartala – Firozpur Cantt Weekly 15033/15034 Patliputra–Lucknow Express Patliputra – Lucknow 5 days a week 15079/15080 Patliputra–Gorakhpur Express Patliputra – Gorakhpur Daily 15201/15202 Patliputra–Bagaha Intercity Express Patliputra – Bagaha Daily 15293/15294 Muzaffarpur–Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express Muzaffarpur – Charlapalli Weekly 15515/15516 Narkatiaganj–Danapur MEMU Express Narkatiaganj – Danapur Daily 15547/15548 Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express Raxaul – Mumbai LTT Weekly 15555/15556 Patliputra–Bapudham Motihari MEMU Express Patliputra – Bapudham Motihari Daily 15589/15590 Muzaffarpur–Hadapsar AC Express Muzaffarpur – Hadapsar Weekly 16601/16602 Jogbani–Erode Amrit Bharat Express Jogbani – Erode Weekly 18629/18630 Ranchi–Gorakhpur Express Ranchi – Gorakhpur Weekly 19669/19670 Udaipur City–Patliputra Humsafar Express Udaipur City – Patliputra Weekly 22351/22352 Patliputra–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Superfast Express Patliputra – SMVT Bengaluru Weekly 22355/22356 Patliputra–Chandigarh Superfast Express Patliputra – Chandigarh Twice weekly 22449/22450 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express Guwahati – New Delhi Twice weekly 26301/26302 Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat Express Jogbani – Danapur 6 days a week 26501/26502 Gorakhpur–Patliputra Vande Bharat Express Gorakhpur – Patliputra 6 days a week 13206 Janhit Express Patliputra – Purnia Court 5 days a week 13212 Jogbani–Danapur Express Danapur – Jogbani Daily 13225/13226 Jaynagar–Ara Intercity Express Jaynagar – Ara Daily 15505/15506 Janhit Express Saharsa – Patliputra Twice weekly 15549/15550 Jaynagar–Patna Intercity Express Jaynagar – Patna Daily except Saturday 03283/03284 Barauni–Patna MEMU Barauni – Patna Daily 03295/03296 Barauni–Patliputra MEMU Barauni – Patliputra Daily 03379/03380 Barauni–Patna MEMU Barauni – Patna Daily 05253/05254 Muzaffarpur–Patliputra MEMU Muzaffarpur – Patliputra Daily 05265/05266 Darbhanga–Patliputra MEMU Darbhanga – Patliputra Daily 05297/05298 Patliputra–Chhapra MEMU Patliputra – Chhapra Daily 63265/63266 Ram Dayalu Nagar–Patliputra MEMU Ram Dayalu Nagar – Patliputra Daily 63267/63268 Muzaffarpur–Patliputra MEMU Muzaffarpur – Patliputra Daily 63281/63282 Patliputra–Patna MEMU Patliputra – Patna Daily 63283/63284 Barauni–Patna MEMU Barauni – Patna Daily 63285/63286 Barauni–Patliputra MEMU Barauni – Patliputra Daily 63287/63288 Barauni–Patliputra MEMU Barauni – Patliputra Daily 63329/63330 Gaya–Patliputra MEMU Gaya – Patliputra Daily 75215/75216 Raxaul–Patliputra DEMU Raxaul – Patliputra Daily

Special and seasonal trains

In addition to the regular services, Patliputra Junction is periodically served by additional Indian Railways special trains, including festival, summer and other seasonal services. These trains are not included in the regular-train table because their schedules and periods of operation are subject to change.

See also Danapur railway station

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