Purnia Junction railway station

Purnia Junction, 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. [1]

Purnia Junction Entrance
Indian Railway Station
Location	Purnia City - Khushkibagh Road, Khushkibagh, Purnia-05, Bihar India
Coordinates	25.7895°N 87.5190°E / 25.7895; 87.5190
Elevation	40 metres (130 ft)
Owned by	North East Frontier Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections Barauni-Guwahati line
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PRNA
Zone(s)	North East Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar railway division
History
Opened	1887
Electrified	Electrification on work
Previous names	Purnea City
Traffic
Passengers (40000/day)	50000/day  25%
Services
Preceding station   Northeast Frontier Railway zone   Following station Terminus Barauni-Katihar section Towards Saharsa Purnia Court Katihar Barauni-Katihar section Katihar-Jogbani Branch line Jogbani
Location
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Barauni–Katihar section
km km to Muzaffarpur & Darbhanga 146 Samastipur to Barauni 138 Bhagwanpur Desua to Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul & Jainagar lines 131 Angar Ghat 124 Narhan to Mokama–Barauni section 119 Rusera Ghat Barauni 00 116 Mabbi National Highway 28 111 Naya Nagar Bihat 05 108 Barepura Tilrath 08 101 Hasanpur Road Begusarai 15 97 Sashan Lakho 23 95 Garhpura Danauli Phulwaria 28 91 Somra Pranpur Lakhminia 33 86 Salauna Sanaha 44 79 Imli Sahibpur Kamal 48 75 Paharaja Gangur Umesh Nagar 54 71 Olapur Khagaria 61 Mansi 69 National Highway 31 Chedbanni 74 Maheshkhuntt 80 Badlaghat Gauchari 84 Koshi River Pasraha 92 Dhamara Ghat Bharat Khand 98 Koparia Narayanpur 104 Simri-Bakhtiarpur State Highway 58 Baba Raghuni Thana Bihpur 112 Saharsa Karu Khirhar Nagar Saharsa Kacheri Baijnathpur Panchgachhia Methai Garh Baruwari Dauran Madhepura Veena Ekma Budhma Supaul Bhairopatti Kadampura Deenapatti Tharbitta Murliganj Baijnathpur Andoli Rupauli Saraygarh Janki Nagar Narayanpur Murli Harapatti Raghopur Rambisanpur National Highway 31 Pratapganj to Lattipur Lalitgram Kharik 120 Chhatapur Road Naugachhia 128 Narpatganj Katareah 139 Debiganj Koshi River Chakarha Kursela 145 Jogbani Bakhri 155 Bathnaha Forbesganj Bihariganj Raghubans Nagar Dholbazar Barhara Kothi Gogipothia Sukhshena Simraha Aurahi Haldia Bihar Sukhasan Kothi Araria Araria Court Banmankhi Kushiargaon Sarsi Satar Alinagar Tola Jalalgarh Krityanandanagar Gharbanali Purnia Court Kasba Karhagola Road 162 Purnia National Highway 31 Rautara Semapur 173 Dalan Katihar 185 Manshi Kumaripur to Katihar–Siliguri line Manihari Teznarayanpur to Kumedpur km
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3] There are 3 platforms in Purnia junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one foot over bridge (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
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

1. Janaki Intercity Express

Route- Manihari, Katihar, Purnea, Saharsa Junction, Khagaria Junction, Samastipur and Jaynagar

2. Champaran Humsafar Express

Route- Katihar, Purnea, Saharsa Junction, Samastipur, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Lucknow Charbagh, Kanpur Central and New Delhi

3. Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnea)

Route- Saharsa Junction, Purnea, Katihar, Malda Town, Azimganj, Bandel and Sealdah

4. Kolkata - Jogbani Express

Route- Jogbani, Purnia, Katihar, Malda Town, Pakur, Khana, Bardhaman and Kolkata

5. Seemanchal Express

Route- Jogbani, Purnia, Katihar, Barauni, Patliputra Junction, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Kanpur Central and Anand Vihar Terminal

Local/Passenger

1. Katihar-Jogbani DEMU Service

2. Purnea-Saharsa DEMU Service

References

1. "PRNA/Purnia Junction (3)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
2. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/patna/35318405_1_purnia-saharsa-broad-gauge-train-services
3. "Speech: Railway Budget 2005–06". Press Information Bureau, Govt of India. Retrieved 7 April 2012.