This building would have parking facility as well in the basement. The decision has been taken to provide more spacious room for PRS and UTS counters as well as to decongest Patna Junction, particularly the western side, said Danapur DRM B D Garg.

According to Garg, the railways would start work at the new site soon after the approval of the project by the Railway Board. Since Patna Junction has been facing the rush of about 1.5 lakh people daily either boarding trains or alighting here from different places, the railways have no option but to shift the existing PRS office. The railways intend to convert the present PRS office into an AC waiting lounge. Thus passengers will have better accommodation facilities on platform no 1 at Patna Junction, he said.

The DRM maintained that the railways have decided to build another AC waiting hall for passengers on the east end of Patna Junction with an aim to provide proper accommodation to passengers waiting for trains on platforms. Besides, the railways would widen the west end foot over bridge (FOB) from the present 12 feet to 16 feet. The middle FOB is being widened to 20 feet at Patna Junction. It would be made functional for passengers by the end of this month, he said.