Parking Available Station code RJPB Platforms in use 4 | Status Functional Elevation 57 m | |
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Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main lineAsansol-Patna section Opened March 2003; 14 years ago (2003-03) Similar Patna Junction railway st, Patna Sahib railway st, Danapur railway station, Patliputra Junction railway st, Bakhtiyarpur Junction railway st | ||
Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is the 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 six major stations: Rajendranagar Terminal, Patna Junction, Gulzarbagh Station, Danapur Station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib Station.
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 Rajdhani Express – Rajendranagar, Indore - Patna Express, Indore - Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express, Shramjeevi Express, Sampoorna Kranti 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$1.3 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 also unveiled a statue of Dr Rajendra Prasad at Rajendra Nagar Terminal after whom this station has been named.
Lalu Prasad Yadav, then Union Railway Minister, also flagged off the first stainless steel fully covered wagons (BCNHL) train from Rajendra Nagar Terminal.