Banaras railway station

Banaras Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
General information
Location	Manduadih, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°17′5″N 82°58′20″E
Elevation	80.71 m (264.8 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railway
Operated by	North Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line
Platforms	8
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	MUV
Division(s)	Varanasi (NER)
History
Previous names	Bengal and North Western Railway
Services
Location Banaras Railway Station Location within India Banaras Railway Station Banaras Railway Station (Uttar Pradesh)

Railways around Varanasi
km km to Varanasi–Kanpur line to Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line & Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line Chaukhandi 16 18 Babatpur to Varanasi–Faizabad line 12 Birpatti Banaras Locomotive Works NH 56 Banaras 4 6 Lohta Locomotive Workshop 5 Shivpur 0 Varanasi Junction Varanasi City to Varanasi–Chhapra line 11 Kashi Malviya Bridge across the Ganges to Mughalsarai
Source: Google maps

Banaras Railway Station (formely Manduadih station) is situated in Manduadih area of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a terminal station of Varanasi. Due to heavy rush at Varanasi Junction, the railways developed it as a high facilitated terminal.

History

The Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1993–94.

Station Upgradation

Recently, Varanasi's Banaras railway station was transformed completely. The newly transformed station now has a spacious waiting area, circulating area, booking/reservation office, cafeteria, food court, waiting rooms and more. The station also has AC lounge, non-AC retiring rooms and dormitories. The architecture in the station premises reflects Kashi's faith. The station's surroundings contains fountains and seating area.

Express trains originating from Manduadih

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
12559	Shiv Ganga Express	Manduadih	New Delhi
12581	Manduadih - New Delhi Superfast Express	Manduadih	New Delhi
15117	Manduadih - Jabalpur Express	Manduadih	Jabalpur Junction
15103	Gorakhpur - Manduadih Intercity Express	Manduadih	Gorakhpur Junction
22132	Pune–Manduadih Gyan Ganga Express	Manduadih	Pune Junction
12538	Bapu Dham Superfast Express	Manduadih	Muzaffarpur Junction
15120	Rameswaram - Manduadih Weekly Express	Manduadih	Rameswaram
12168	Manduadih - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express	Manduadih	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
15125	Janshatabdi Express	Manduadih	Patna
18312	Manduadih - Sambalpur Express	Manduadih	Sambalpur
18612	Manduadih - Ranchi Express	Manduadih	Ranchi
14257	Kashi Vishwanath Express	Manduadih	New Delhi
11108	Bundelkhand Express	Manduadih	Gwalior

Passenger trains originating from Manduadih

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
55122	Passenger	Manduadih	Bhatni
55150	Passenger	Manduadih	Gorakhpur
55125	Passenger	Manduadih	Allahabad City
55127	Passenger	Manduadih	Allahabad City
55129	Passenger	Manduadih	Allahabad City
63230	Passenger (MEMU)	Manduadih	Buxar
75107	Passenger (DEMU)	Manduadih	Allahabad City

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Varanasi city railway station
• Mughalsarai Junction railway station
• Kashi railway station

References

6. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/manduadih-railway-station-renamed-banaras-uttar-pradesh-government-mha-1712300-2020-08-17

External links

• Trains at Manduadih

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