Chunar railway station

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Chunar Indian Railway Junction Station
Station statistics
Address	Chunar, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°06′12″N 82°52′31″E / 25.1034°N 82.8752°E / 25.1034; 82.8752Coordinates: 25°06′12″N 82°52′31″E / 25.1034°N 82.8752°E / 25.1034; 82.8752
Elevation	85 metres (279 ft)
Line(s)	Mughalsarai-Kanpur section Chunar-Billibari line
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	5
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1864
Electrified	1965-66
Station code	CAR
Division(s)	Allahabad
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	North Central Railway
Station status	Functioning
Formerly	East Indian Railway Company
Location
Location of Chunar railway station in Uttar Pradesh

Chunar railway station is on the Mughalsarai-Kanpur section and Chunar-Billibari line. It is located in Mirzapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Chunar and the surrounding areas.

History

The Howrah-Delhi line of East Indian Railway Company was ready up to Naini in 1864 and after the Old Naini Bridge was completed through trains started running in 1865-66.^[1]

The 79.07 km (49 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Chunar-Robertsganj-Churk line was constructed in 1954.^[2]

Electrification

The Dagmagpur-Cheoki section was electrified in 1965-66.^[3]

References

↑ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

External links

Trains at Chunar
Chunar travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railway		Following station
Kailahat		North Central Railway zone Mughalsarai-Kanpur section		Dagmagpur
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Chunar-Billibari branch line		Sakteshgarh

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North Eastern Railway¹	Ghazipur City Gorakhpur Kanpur Anwarganj Manduadih Padrauna

East Central Railway¹	Chandauli Majhwar Dildarnagar Mughalsarai

See also	Delhi & NCR Metro stations

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