In 1948 Eastern Railway (ER) started an exclusively third class express train known as ‘Janta Express’ on 1 October 1948. The present Divisional Railway Managers’s office building was built in 1929. The Danapur Division came into existence on 1 January 1925. Prior to that the transport of raw materials and finished goods was done through the Ganga river. The construction of railway line through Patna was started in 1855 and was completed and opened in 1862.

Patna Junction railway station was opened in 1862 as Bankipore Junction in Bankipore (Bankipur) town, headquarters of the division and Patna district in Bengal, British India.

History A WDP-4B class locomotive at Patna SCROLL DOWN Patna is well connected with Ara, Gaya, Jehanabad, Biharsharif, Rajgir, Islampur, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra through daily passenger and express train services. Also 2 major railway station: Hajipur Junction and Sonpur Junction are just at a distance of 20 km from Patna. The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Danapur railway station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib station. Patna has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata. Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata which is one of the busiest rail routes in India. Patna Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Patna Junction is one of the busiest railway stations of the country. It falls under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is the main railway station serving Patna. Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. SOME INFORMATION FOR RAILFANS:- PATNA JN.

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