Patliputra Junction railway station

Patliputra Junction पाटलिपुत्र जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
Location	Jagat Vihar Colony, Rukanpura, Patna, Bihar - 800025  India
Coordinates	25°37′14″N 85°4′6″E / 25.62056°N 85.06833°E / 25.62056; 85.06833Coordinates: 25°37′14″N 85°4′6″E / 25.62056°N 85.06833°E / 25.62056; 85.06833
Elevation	58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railway
Line(s)	4 Patna-Sonepur- Hajipur Section Patna-Pehlejaghat-Chhapra Main Line Section Patliputra-Danapur-Section. Patliputra-Patna Main Line.
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	active
Station code	PPTA
Fare zone	East Central Railway
History
Opened	16 December 2015
Electrified	2013
Traffic
Passengers	50,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station Pahlejaghat Junction Patna-Sonepur-Hajipur Section Towards Patna JN. Terminus Terminus Patna–Mughalsarai section Danapur
Location
Patliputra Junction Location of Patliputra Junction in Patna

4 Patna-Sonepur- Hajipur Section Patna-Pehlejaghat-Chhapra Main Line Section Patliputra-Danapur-Section.

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. It is located near Bailey Road, an important western thoroughfare in Patna.

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, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station, and Patna Sahib Station. 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 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.