Patna–Gaya line

Patna–Gaya line
Patna–Gaya line
	Patna Junction, an important railway station on Patna–Gaya line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Termini	Patna; Gaya;
Service
Operator(s)	East Central Railway
History
Opened	1900
Technical
Line length	92 km (57 mi)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE in 2003.
Operating speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Patna Junction
	Howrah–Delhi main line
	Ram Govind Singh
	(Mahuli)
	Gaya Junction
	Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

The Patna–Gaya line is a railway line connecting Patna on the Howrah–Delhi main line and Gaya on the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line both in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

Gaya was connected to Patna in 1900 by East Indian Railway Company.^[1]

The Gaya–Jahanabad sector was electrified in 2002–2003.^[2] Electrification of the Patna–Gaya line was completed in 2003.^[3]

Patna and Gaya, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[4]

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.^[5] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.^[6]

^ "IR History: Early days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
^ "Patna–Gaya rail electrification project". Process Register. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ "East Central Railway". ECR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

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