Fatuha Junction railway station explained

Fatuha Junction
Type: Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Fatuha, Patna district, Bihar
Country:India
Map Type:India#India Bihar
Elevation:59m (194feet)
Line:Howrah–Delhi main line
Fatuha–Tilaiya line
Other:Patna Sahib
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:7
Tracks:10
Owned:East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operator:Indian Railways
Status:Functioning
Pass Year:expected 50,000

Fatuha Junction railway station also known as Fatwa Junction, station code FUT, is a railway station in the Patna Metropolitan Region in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Fatuha is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Another line for Islampur railway station which is in Nalanda District comes out from here. It is approx 44 km railway line. Railway has also passed a plan to increase this line further and connect it to Natesar railway station which is in Rajgir–Gaya railway section. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Delhi main line, many Patna, Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah and Sealdah stop here.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility.[1] The station also has a tea stall and book stall. There is also a railway goods yard, used in particular for conveyance of onions.

Platforms

There are seven platforms at Fatuha Junction. The platforms are interconnected with a single foot overbridge.RELWEY 07

Trains

Many passenger and express trains serve Fatuha station (as of 18 April 2012):[2] [3]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Fatuha station are Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna, which is away, and Gaya Airport, distant.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available . Indian Railways . 18 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html . 3 July 2013 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Fatuha Station Details . indiantrains.org . 18 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120709062445/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=FUT&name=FATWA . 9 July 2012 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Trains at Fatuha Station. India Rail Info. 18 April 2012.