Bakhtiyarpur Junction, station code BKP, is a railway station in the

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. Bakhtiyarpur is connected to

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s of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction-Patna route. Bakhtiyarpur Junction is located in Bakhtiarpur city in

Patna district Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of the Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Subdivisio ...

is about 46 km away from Patna in the Indian state of

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. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction main line many trains from

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

and Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here.

Facilities

The major facilities available are computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The station has been recently equipped with Railways WiFi facility.

Platforms

There are 5 platforms in this station. The platforms are interconnected with

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s (FOB). Bakhityarpur junction contains 5 platform in which platform 1 and 2 are main line platform 1 patna to asansol and platform 2 goes patna junction Platform 3 4 5 basically use for rajgir, bihar sahrif, murhari hi - tech city, harnaut.

Nearest airports

The nearest airport to Bakhtiyarpur Junction are: #

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Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a domestic airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 20th-busiest airport in India. To meet demand, the ...

References

External links

Bakhtiyarpur Junction Map

Official website of the Patna district
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