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Samastipur Junction railway station (station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. [2] The Samastipur Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network and serves the city with numerous trains.
Patna Jn.–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Janta Express is a passenger express train of the Indian Railways connecting Patna Jn. in Patna, Bihar and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is currently being operated with 13201/13202 train numbers on a daily basis.
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.
While on its return journey, the train takes 12 h 30 min at an average speed of 80 km/h (including halts) as train number 12309. It is the Fastest train of India to cover 1001 Km in just 11 hours and 30 min and the only Rajdhani Express to have an Iso-Certification. Initially, the train used to operate between Patna Junction and New Delhi.
The service began running on 16 February 2002 and is one of the fastest train services in India, traversing the 1001-kilometre distance in under 12 hours, which puts it with likes of Patna Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Agartala Rajdhani Express, Howrah Rajdhani Express.
The Patna–Purna Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Patna Junction and Purna Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 17609/17610 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Patna Junction railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways. Its location on the Delhi–Kolkata rail route, makes Patna Junction served by several Express and Superfast trains. [23] In 2009, the construction of Digha–Sonpur Bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby, connected Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The railway ...
Samastipur is the divisional headquarters; several local passenger trains and express trains run from Narkatiaganj to neighbouring destinations. ... Patna airport is ...