Patel Halt railway station

25°33′50″N 84°53′46″E / 25.5639°N 84.8961°E / 25.5639; 84.8961Elevation61 metres (200 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central RailwayPlatforms2Tracks2ConnectionsAuto standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codePATL Zone(s) East Central Railway Division(s) DanapurHistoryElectrifiedYesServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Bihta towards ?		East Central Railway zone Ara–Danapur section		Sadisopur towards ?

Patel Halt is a small railway station in Patna district, Bihar, India. Its railway station code is PATL. It serves many villages around Bihta and Sadisopur in the Patna district. Due to this small but functional railway station many students, government employees, and old people including patients get easy access to basic transportation to Patna. The station consists of 2 platforms.^[1] Tickets are available through manual punching machines.

This railway station was named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. The nearest village to this railway station is Shahwajpur, which takes care of the platforms. In recent years, the village got connected by good roads but previously it was basically catered by Patel Halt.

Many of the young generation from the nearby villages have excelled in different areas like Engineering, Medical and Scientific research. Dr. Jitendra Sinha from the village Shahwajpur is a famous Neuroscientist and Professor who has traveled across the globe and working in the research areas of obesity and ageing.

References

External links

• Official website of the Patna district