Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station Code:RJPB), located in Rajendra Nagar, Patna

Patna

Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...

 is one of the five main railway stations in Patna, the capital city of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

 state. It is located in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways

Indian Railways

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. Other stations in the city include, Patna Junction, Gulzarbag Station, Danapur Junction and Patna Shahib Station..

Overview

It was developed as an alternative railway station as part of measures to decongest Patna Junction Railway Station. Many trains such as New Delhi Rajendra Nagar Rajdhani Express, Shramjeevi Express, Sampoorna Kranti Express, etc. originate from here.

It was inaugurated on March 31, 2003 as a full-fledged station. Built at a cost of Rs 8.61 crore, this terminus developed as an alternative to Patna Junction, has all modern facilities for the passengers. Its main entrance face College of Commerce, Patna. Lalu also unveiled a statue of Dr Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...

 at Rajendra Nagar Terminal after whom this station has been named.

Lalu Prasad Yadav, then Union Railway Minister, also flagged off the first stainless steel

Stainless steel

In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....

fully covered wagons (BCNHL) train from Rajendra Nagar Terminal.
Though the station is new it is not completly disable friendly. It has a ramp.