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{{short description|Railway line in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Patna–Gaya line
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| image = Patna Junction .jpg
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| caption = Patna Junction a important railway station on Patna–Gaya line
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| status = Operational
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| start = [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna]]
| end = [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya]]
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| open = 1900
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
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| electrification = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OHLE]] in 2003.
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The '''Patna–Gaya line''' is a railway line connecting [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna]] on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Gaya Junction railway station|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]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History: Early days II (1870–1899)| access-date = 23 March 2014}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Gaya–Jahanabad sector was electrified in 2002–2003.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 April 2013}}</ref> Electrification of the Patna–Gaya line was completed in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.processregister.com/Patna-Gaya_Rail_Electrification/Project/pid3375.htm |title =Patna–Gaya rail electrification project| publisher=Process Register | access-date = 23 March 2014}}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
[[Patna Junction railway station|Patna]] and [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya]], on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Railway reorganisation==
In 1952, [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]], [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] and [[North Eastern Railway zone|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]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 21 March 2014}}</ref> East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |title = East Central Railway| publisher= ECR| access-date = 25 January 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Patna–Digha Ghat line]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/patna-junction-pnbe/332 Trains at Patna Junction]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/jehanabad-jhd/1807 Trains at Jehanabad]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/gaya-junction-gaya/1388 Trains at Gaya]

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[[Category:1900 establishments in India]]
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