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Manduadih
Indian Railway Station
General information
LocationManduadih, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates25°17′5″N 82°58′20″E / 25.28472°N 82.97222°E / 25.28472; 82.97222
Elevation80.71 metres (264.8 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated byNorth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line
Platforms3
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeMUV
Division(s) Varanasi (NER)
History
Previous namesBengal and North Western Railway

Manduadih railway station is situated in Manduadih area of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It also a Terminal station of Varanasi. Because of huge rush at Varanasi Junction the railway will develop as a high facilitated terminal.

History

The Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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.

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Station upgradation

There are plans to upgrade Manduadih railway station.[3]

Express trains starting from Manduadih

Train number Train name Origin Destination
12559 Shiv Ganga Express Manduadih New Delhi
12581 MUV NDLS Superfast Express Manduadih New Delhi
15117 MUV JBP Express Manduadih Jabalpur Junction
22132 Gyan Ganga Express Manduadih Pune Junction
12538 Bapu Dham Express Manduadih Muzaffarpur Junction
15120 MUV-RMM Express Manduadih Rameswaram

Passenger trains starting from Manduadih

Train number Train name Origin Destination
55122 Passenger Manduadih Bhatni
55150 Passenger Manduadih Gorakhpur Junction
55125 Passenger Manduadih Allahabad City
55127 Passenger Manduadih Allahabad City
55129 Passenger Manduadih Allahabad City

References

  1. ^ "Indian Railway History – North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Former Bengal & North Western Railway lines. Wordpress. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Varanasi Division". North Eastern Railway. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Makeover of Manduadih station on the cards". The Times of India, Varanasi, 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

External links

Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Template:Indian Railways lines
Varanasi-Allahabad link