Phulwari Sharif railway station

Phulwari Sharif
फुलवारी शरीफ
Indian Railway
Location Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar-801505
India
Coordinates 25°35′12″N 85°04′49″E / 25.5866°N 85.0803°E / 25.5866; 85.0803Coordinates: 25°35′12″N 85°04′49″E / 25.5866°N 85.0803°E / 25.5866; 85.0803
Elevation 58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Platforms 3
Tracks 5 1676mm
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Station code PWS
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur railway division
History
Previous names East Indian Railways
Services
Preceding station   East Central Railway zone   Following station
Sonepur-Patna
Towards Ganga Rail–Road Bridge (Sonepur)
Sachivalaya Halt
Patna–Mughalsarai section
Towards Patna JN.
Sachivalaya Halt

Phulwari Sharif railway station, (Station code: PWS), is a railway station serving the locality of Phulwari Sharif in the Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] The Phulwari Sharif railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network, which lies in between Howrah-Delhi main line which serves it with numerous number of trains. Phulwari Sharif is well connected to Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Varanasi, Kanpur, Guwahati and other cities.

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc.[2][3] 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. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.[4]

Platforms

There are 3 platforms at Phulwari Sharif railway station. The platforms are interconnected with three foot over bridge (FOB).

References

  1. ↑ http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/phulwari-sharif-pws/1419
  2. ↑ Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "8 more stations to be made models". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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