Varanasi Junction

Varanasi Cant Junction
Location
City Varanasi
District Varanasi District
State Uttar Pradesh
Elevation MSL + 80.71 metres (264.8 ft)
Station Info & Facilities
Structure Standard (on ground station)
Station status Functioning
Parking Available
Entrance(s)

City Side: G.T. Road

Cantonment Side: Station Road
Baggage check Not Available
Accessible
Connections Prepaid Auto cum Taxi Stand
Operation
Code BSB
Division(s) Lucknow (NR) / Varanasi (NER)
Zone(s) Northern Railway / North Eastern Railway
Line(s) Varanasi→Jaunpur→Sultanpur→Lucknow
Varanasi→Bhadohi→Partapgarh→Lucknow
Varanasi→Faizabad→Barabanki→Lucknow
Varanasi→Manduadih→Allahabad
Varanasi→Bhadohi→Allahabad
Varanasi→Chunar→Cheoki→Satna
Varanasi→Mughalsarai→Patna→Howrah/Guwahati
Varanasi→Mughalsarai→Gaya→Howrah
Varanasi→Mau→Gorakhpur
Varanasi→Ghazipur→Ballia→Chhapra
Platform(s) 9
History
Opened

1872 (Oudh & Rohilkund Rly opened line from Benaras to Lucknow)

1887 (Dufferin Bridge constructed over the Ganges allowing trains to go to Mughalsarai)
Former Owner(s) Oudh & Rohilkund Railway

Varanasi Junction, popularly known as Varanasi Cantt Railway Station is the major rail hub in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India.

Contents

Overview

The Varanasi Cant Railway Station has modern Route Interlock System with automated signalling system. Varanasi Cant is the highest revenue generating station of Northern Railways, as the station records a rush of more than 1.5 lakh passengers and more than 230 trains passing through here on a daily basis. It is partly under the administrative control of Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway Zone, and partly under the administrative control of Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Railway Minister Miss Mamata Bannerjee has included Varanasi Cant in World-Class Railway Stations development project.

The first railway line to Banaras or Benares was opened from Howrah in December 1862 and was built by the East Indian Railway Company. The station was build on right bank of the Ganges. Later in 1872, Oudh & Rohilkund Railway Company opened rail line from Benaras to Lucknow. In 1887, Dufferin Bridge was constructed over the Ganges at Benares allowing trains to go to Mughalsarai.

The present building towards city side was constructed during the regime of Mr Kamlapati Tripathi as railway minister. Cantonment side building was opened in 1998 by then railway minister Mr Nitish Kumar. The circulating area was renovated in 2008.

Train services

Trains originating from the station

Important trains passing through the station

References

Centrals
Terminus
Terminals
Andhra Pradesh
Delhi
Kerala
West Bengal

Kharagpur Junction · Howrah station · New Jalpaiguri
Uttar Pradesh

Agra Cantt. · Lucknow · Kanpur Anwarganj · Kanpur Central · Mughalsarai · Varanasi Junction
General
Mythology, history
Districts
Rivers, dams, lakes
Languages, people
Transport
Lok Sabha constituencies
See also
  • Cities and towns in Chandauli district
  • Cities and towns in Ghazipur district
  • Cities and towns in Jaunpur district
  • Cities and towns in Varanasi district
  • Villages in Chandauli district
  • Villages in Ghazipur district
  • Villages in Jaunpur district
  • Villages in Varanasi district
  • People from Chandauli
  • People from Ghazipur
  • People from Jaunpur
  • People from Varanasi
Other Divisions
  • Agra
  • Aligarh
  • Allahabad
  • Azamgarh
  • Bareilly
  • Basti
  • Chitrakoot
  • Devipatan
  • Faizabad
  • Gorakhpur
  • Jhansi
  • Kanpur
  • Lucknow
  • Meerut
  • Mirzapur
  • Moradabad
  • Saharanpur