Purnia Junction railway station
Purnia Junction railway station (station code:- PRNA), is the railway station serving the city of Purnia in the Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Purnia Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It is a A category railway station of Katihar railway division in Northeast Frontier Railway.[2]
Purnia Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | ||||||||||||||||
 Main entrance of Purnia Junction railway station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Purnia City–Khushkibagh Road, Purnia, Bihar India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.7895°N 87.5190°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 metres (130 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access |  Available | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | PRNA | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1887 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Work in progress | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Purnea City | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 4250/day[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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  Purnia Junction Location within Bihar  Purnia Junction Purnia Junction (India) | ||||||||||||||||
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History
Purnia Junction was opened on 1887 and the previous name of this station was Purnea City. This is situated on Katihar–Jogbani line of North East Frontier Railway (NFR). This railway line earlier was metre gauge. Another standard-gauge line of East Central Railway (ECR) connects Purnia with Saharsa Junction via Banmankhi. Conversion of the 36 km-long Purnia–Banmankhi stretch in Purnia–Saharsa section to broad gauge project is completed in 2016.[3] There are daily and weekly trains to Sealdah, Malda Town, Delhi, Patna Junction, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur Junction, Gorakhpur, Lucknow Charbagh and other neighboring cities. There are many passenger trains available to Katihar, Saharsa Junction and Jogbani.
Facilities
Purnia lies in between Katihar–Jogbani section. Purnia has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata. Purnia is well connected with Katihar, Jogbani and Saharsa through daily passenger and express train services. Currently, the Indian Railways has floated tenders to modernize Purnia Junction.
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, 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 (G.R.P.) office.
To modernise the train inquiry system a call centre has been opened at Patna in 2005.[4] People from Bihar can inquiry about arrival and departure of trains, reservation status, fare, concessions, etc., by dialling a universal telephone number 139 at local call rates. 200 to 500 lines are used in a call centre to ensure that the phone lines do not remain busy and a large number of people can access the facility of enquiry simultaneously. This facility was extended throughout the India by the end of 2005–06 to get the desired train related information by dialling a universal number 139 at local call charges.[4] There are 3 platforms in Purnia junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot overbridge (FOB). On 10 April 2018 free Wi-fi facility was started.
Station layout
| G | Ticket counter | Street level |
| Exit/Entrance | ||
| PF 1 | FOB, Side platform | |
| Track 1 | Katihar ← towards → Saharsa Junction | |
| Track 2 | for freight trains | |
| Track 3 | Katihar ← towards → Jogbani | |
| PF 2 | FOB, Island platform | |
| PF 3 | Island platform | |
| Track 4 | Katihar ← towards → Jogbani | |
| Freight PF | FOB | |
| Track 5 | for freight trains | |
| Track 6 | for freight trains | |
| Link Road | towards Freight Yard | |
| Track 7 | for freight trains | |
Trains
Time Table
| Train no. | Train name | From | To | Arrival | Departure | Day |
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| 15283 | Janaki Intercity Express | Manihari | Jaynagar | 00:40 | 00:45 | Daily |
| 04010 | ANVT–JBN Special | Anand Vihar Terminal | Jogbani | 02:50 | 03:00 | Thursday |
| 75757 | KIR–JBN DEMU | Katihar | Jogbani | 03:37 | 03:39 | Daily |
| 55564 | SHC–PRNA Passenger | Saharsa | Purnia | 04:45 | --:-- | Daily |
| 75752 | JBN–KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar | 04:58 | 05:00 | Daily |
| 55563 | PRNA–SHC Passenger | Purnia | Saharsa | --:-- | 06:00 | Daily |
| 75762 | JBN–KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar | 06:23 | 06:25 | Daily |
| 15705 | Champaran Humsafar Express | Katihar | Delhi | 06:55 | 07:00 | Monday and Thursday |
Mail/Express
- Route- Manihari, Katihar, Purnea, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Samastipur and Jaynagar
- Route: Katihar, Purnea, Saharsa Junction, Samastipur, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Lucknow Charbagh, Kanpur Central and New Delhi
- Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea)
- Route: Saharsa Junction, Purnea, Katihar, Malda Town, Azimganj, Bandel and Sealdah
Local/Passenger
- Katihar–Jogbani DEMU Service
- Purnea–Saharsa DEMU Service
References
- https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/mobilesite/stationBhuvan.jsp
- "PRNA/Purnia Junction (3)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/patna/35318405_1_purnia-saharsa-broad-gauge-train-services
- "Speech: Railway Budget 2005–06". Press Information Bureau, Govt of India. Retrieved 7 April 2012.