Phulwari Sharif railway station

Phulwari Sharif railway station (station code: PWS), is a railway station serving the locality of Phulwari Sharif in the Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] The Phulwari Sharif railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network, which lies in between Howrah–Delhi main line which serves it with numerous trains. Phulwari Sharif is well connected to Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Varanasi, Kanpur, Guwahati and other cities.

Phulwari Sharif
Indian Railway
LocationPhulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar-801505
India
Coordinates25.5866°N 85.0803°E / 25.5866; 85.0803
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned byEast Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Delhi main line
Platforms3
Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codePWS
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Previous namesEast Indian Railways
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station
Sonepur–Patna
Towards Ganga Rail–Road Bridge (Sonepur)
Sachivalaya Halt
Patna–Mughalsarai section
Towards Patna JN.
Sachivalaya Halt
Location
Phulwari Sharif
Location within India
Phulwari Sharif
Phulwari Sharif (Bihar)

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.[2][3] 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(G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.[4]

Platforms

There are three platforms at Phulwari Sharif railway station. The platforms are interconnected with three pedestrian footbridges.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. "8 more stations to be made models". Retrieved 13 June 2015.


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