Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station

Coordinates: 25°36′11″N 85°9′44″E / 25.60306°N 85.16222°E

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Rajendra Nagar Terminal

Indian Railways station

Front entrance of Rajendra Nagar Terminal

General information

Location

Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar
India

Coordinates

25°36′11″N 85°9′44″E / 25.60306°N 85.16222°E

Elevation

55.183 metres (181.05 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

East Central Railway

Line(s)

Howrah–Delhi main line
Asansol–Patna section

Platforms

Construction

Structure type

Standard

Parking

Available

Other information

Status

Functional

Station code

RJPB

Zone(s)

East Central Railway zone

Division(s)

Danapur

History

Opened

March 2003; 21 years ago

Electrified

2003–2004^[1]

Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
East Central Railway
Patna Junction towards ?		Asansol–Patna section Towards Islampur, Bihar Sharif		Gulzarbagh towards ?

Location
Rajendra Nagar Terminal Location of RJPB in Patna

Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is a railway station serving the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located in Rajendra Nagar in Patna and is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Rajendranagar Terminal, Patna Junction, Danapur, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib. Some famous trains departs from here Rajendranagar–Banka Intercity Superfast Express, Patna Tejas, Sampoorna Kranti Express, etc.

Railways in Patna

Legend

Howrah–Delhi main line

Patna–Mughalsarai section

Koilwar Bridge across Sone river

Ganges

Bhojpur district
Patna district

Pali A (halt)

Patliputra Junction

Digha–Sonpur Bridge

to North Bihar

Phulwari Sharif

JPNI Airport

Digha Ghat/FCI Godown

Sachivalay Halt

Patna–Gaya line

Parsa Bazar (halt)

Patna Junction

Rajendra Nagar Terminal

Deedarganj (halt)

to Hilsa/Islampur

Daniyawan Bazar Halt

Kushroopur (halt)

Bakhtiyarpur Junction

Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

to Bihar Sharif

Rajgir

Barh

Mokama Junction

101

Rampur Dumra halt

Patna district
Begusarai district

Howrah–Delhi main line

Asansol–Patna section

History

It was developed as an alternative railway station as part of measures to decongest Patna Junction railway station. Many trains such as New Delhi–Rajendra Nagar Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express, Indore–Patna Express, Indore–Rajendra Nagar via Faizabad Express, Sampoorna Kranti Express, South Bihar Express, etc. originate from here.

It was inaugurated on 31 March 2003 as a full-fledged station. Built at a cost of ₹8.61 crore (US$1.0 million), this terminus developed as an alternative to Patna Junction, has all modern facilities for the passengers. Its main entrance is opposite the College of Commerce, Patna.

Lalu Prasad Yadav, then Union Railway Minister, also flagged off the first stainless steel fully covered wagons (BCNHL) train from Rajendra Nagar Terminal. He also unveiled a statue of Dr Rajendra Prasad at Rajendra Nagar Terminal after whom this station has been named.

References

^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

External links

Patna

Patna, Bihar, India

History of Patna

Civic

Economy

Satellite town

Bihta
Sonpur

Localities/
neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods in Patna

Buildings
and landmarks

Transport

Air	Jay Prakash Narayan Airport Bihta Air Force Station
Rail	Patna Junction Rajendra Nagar Terminal Patliputra Junction Patna Saheb Gulzarbagh Station Phulwari Sharif railway station Danapur Station Fatuha Junction railway station Patna Metro
Road	Loknayak Ganga Path Mahatma Gandhi Setu Digha–Sonpur Bridge

Hospitals

PMCH
NMCH
AIIMS
Jay Prabha Medanta Super Specialty Hospital, Patna
Mediversal Multi Superspecialty Hospital
Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre
Ford Hospital and Research Centre
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

Education

Universities
& colleges

Schools

Sports complex

Shopping complex

Clubs

Culture

Parks & grounds

Constituencies

Lok Sabha	Patna Sahib Pataliputra
Vidhan Sabha	Kumhrar Digha Bankipur Danapur Patna Sahib Phulwari

See also

Railway stations in Bihar

ECR

Danapur	Ara Junction Bakhtiyarpur Junction Barh Barhiya Bihar Sharif Junction Bihta Buxar Danapur Digha Bridge Halt Fatuha Junction Gulzarbagh Hathidah Junction Harnaut Jehanabad Jamui Jhajha Khusropur Kiul Junction Lakhisarai Junction Mokama Junction Nalanda Nawada Neora Patliputra Junction Patna Junction Patna Sahib Phulwari Sharif Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajgir Silao Tilaiya Junction Warisaliganj
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya	Anugraha Narayan Road Bhabua Road Dehri-on-Sone Gaya Junction Sasaram Junction Son Nagar Junction
Samastipur	Amolwa Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika Bapudham Motihari Barhara Kothi Bhikhna Thori Bhitiharwa Ashram Darbhanga Junction Gawnaha Jaynagar Janakpur Road Kaparpura Laheriasarai Laukaha Bazar Madhubani Mithila Deep Narkatiaganj Junction Purnia Court Raxaul Junction Sagauli Junction Saharsa Junction Simri Bakhtiyarpur Sonbarsa Kachahari Samastipur Junction Sitamarhi Junction
Sonpur	Akshaywat Rai Nagar Barauni Junction Begusarai Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction Chak Sikandar Desari Hajipur Junction Khagaria Junction Khudiram Bose Pusa Mohiuddinnagar Muzaffarpur Junction Ram Dayalu Nagar Nayagaon Sonpur Junction

Malda	Banka Junction Bhagalpur Junction Jamalpur Junction Mandar Hill Munger Purabsarai Sultanganj

NER

Varanasi	Chhapra Junction Siwan Junction

NFR

Katihar	Barsoi Junction Katihar Junction Kishanganj Purnia Junction Teznarayanpur Thakurganj

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