Purnia Junction railway station
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| Coordinates | 25°47′22″N 87°31′08″E / 25.7895°N 87.5190°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 40 metres (130 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Khushkibagh Auto Stand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | PRNA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified |  2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Purnia City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000/day[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Purnea Junction railway station (station code:- PRNA), is the railway station serving the city of
Northeast Frontier Railway.[2]
History
Purnea Junction was opened on 1887 and the previous name of this station was Purnea City. This is situated on
Katihar, Saharsa Junction and Jogbani
.
Facilities
Purnea lies in between Katihar–Jogbani section. Purnea has trains running frequently to
through daily passenger and express train services. Gauge Conversion of Katihar-Jogbani Section and Purnea-Saharsa Section was completed on 2009 and 2016 respectively.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.
There are 3 platforms in Purnea Junction. The platforms are interconnected with only one
facility was started.Trains
Time Table
| Train no. | Train name | From | To | Arrival | Departure | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15283 | Janaki Intercity Express | Manihari | Jaynagar | 00:40 | 00:45 | Daily |
| 07557 | KIR-JBN DEMU | Katihar
|
Jogbani | 04:28 | 04:30 | Daily |
| 05240 | SHC-PRNA DEMU | Saharsa Junction | Purnia
|
04:45 | --:-- | Daily |
| 05239 | PRNA-SHC DEMU | Purnia
|
Saharsa Junction | --:-- | 06:00 | Daily |
| 12488 | Seemanchal Express | Anand Vihar Terminal | Jogbani | 05:52 | 05:57 | Daily |
| 07562 | JBN-KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
06:27 | 06:29 | Daily |
| 15723 | Jogbani Siliguri Town Express | Jogbani | Siliguri Town | 06:50 | 06:52 | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday |
| 07553 | KIR-JBN DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
07:35 | 07:37 | Daily |
| 13159 | Kolkata–Jogbani Express | Kolkata | Jogbani | 08:48 | 08:50 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| 13169 | Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnea) | Sealdah | Saharsa Junction | 08:55 | 09:00 | Wednesday, Friday |
| 07558 | JBN-KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
09:03 | 09:05 | Daily |
| 05224 | SHC-PRNA DEMU | Saharsa Junction | Purnia
|
10:00 | --:-- | Daily |
| 05223 | PRNA-SHC DEMU | Purnia
|
Saharsa Junction | --:-- | 11:00 | Daily |
| 07559 | KIR-JBN DEMU | Katihar
|
Jogbani | 11:05 | 11:07 | Daily |
| 07554 | JBN-KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
12:31 | 12:33 | Daily |
| 07545 | KIR-JBN DEMU | Katihar
|
Jogbani | 13:10 | 13:12 | Daily |
| 15284 | Janaki Intercity Express | Jaynagar | Manihari | 13:45 | 13:50 | Daily |
| 07555 | KIR-JBN DEMU | Katihar
|
Jogbani | 15:21 | 15:23 | Daily |
| 07560 | JBN-KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
15:40 | 15:42 | Daily |
| 13160 | Kolkata–Jogbani Express | Jogbani | Kolkata | 16:10 | 16:12 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| 13170 | Hate Bazare Express (Via Purnea) | Saharsa Junction | Sealdah | 17:40 | 17:45 | Wednesday, Friday |
| 07546 | JBN-KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
18:30 | 18:32 | Daily |
| 07561 | KIR-JBN DEMU | Katihar
|
Jogbani | 18:50 | 18:52 | Daily |
| 07556 | JBN-KIR DEMU | Jogbani | Katihar
|
19:43 | 19:45 | Daily |
| 05226 | SHC-PRNA DEMU | Saharsa Junction | Purnia
|
20:45 | --:-- | Daily |
| 05225 | PRNA-SHC DEMU | Purnia
|
Saharsa Junction | --:-- | 21:15 | Daily |
| 12487 | Seemanchal Express | Jogbani | Anand Vihar Terminal | 22:00 | 22:05 | Daily |
| 15724 | Siliguri Town Jogbani Express | Siliguri Town | Jogbani | 22:10 | 22:12 | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday |
Mail/Express
- Route- Manihari, Darbhanga and Jaynagar
- Route- Manihari,
- Route: Katwa and Sealdah
- Route:
- Route: Bardhaman and Kolkata
- Route:
- Route: Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Kanpur Central and Anand Vihar Terminal
- Route:
- Jogbani Siliguri Town Express
- Route:
Local/Passenger
- Katihar–Jogbani DEMU Service
- Purnea–Saharsa DEMU Service
References
- ^ "Rail Drishti".
- ^ "PRNA/Purnea Junction (3)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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