Jaunpur Junction railway station

Jaunpur Junction Railway Station जौनपुर जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशन Bhandariya Railway Station भंडारी रेलवे स्टेशन
Junction
Location	Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India  India
Coordinates	25°46′N 82°41′E / 25.76°N 82.69°E / 25.76; 82.69
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Varanasi-Lucknow line Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur Line
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Connections	Bus Stand, Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard ground-level station
Other information
Station code	JNU
Zone(s)	Northern Railway, North Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Lucknow (NR), Varanasi railway division (NER)
History
Opened	1872 (Oudh & Rohilkund Railway opened line from Benaras to Lucknow), 1904 (Bengal And North Western Railway opened line from Aunrihar to Jaunpur)
Traffic
Passengers	16000
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Zafrabad Junction towards Varanasi Junction Northern Railway zone Varanasi-Lucknow line Mahgawan Halt towards Lucknow Junction Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Terminus North Eastern Railway zone Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur Line Yadavendranagar Halt towards Aunrihar Junction
Location
JaunpurJunction Railway Station Location within Uttar Pradesh

Jaunpur Junction (JNU Station), also known as Bhandariya railway station, is a railway station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. This station is part of the Northern Railway Lucknow Division and the Varanasi-Lucknow line via Faizabad. It is also part of the Allahabad-Jaunpur line And Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur Line. This Station is a Adarsh Category Railway Station in Northern Railway.This station is situated in northeast Jaunpur. Nearby stations include Jaunpur City Railway Station (JOP) and Zafrabad Junction (ZBD). Jaunpur junction is a medium revenue station, serving over 16,000 passengers and over 50 trains on a daily basis. It is under the administrative control of the Northern Railway zone's Lucknow Division, and partly of the North Eastern Railway zone's Varanasi Division.

History

The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway opened the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge line from Varanasi to Lucknow in 1872. The line was extended to Faizabad with the Faizabad Loop. Then Jaunpur Junction was built.

The Curzon Bridge across the Ganges was opened in 1905 by the East Indian Railway Company and the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Allahabad-Faizabad line was possibly opened the same year. It was operated by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.

Services starting from Jaunpur Junction

Services that stop at Jaunpur Junction

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Akbarpur railway station
• Kirakat railway station

References

http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html

http://management.ebooks6.com/download.php?id=23852

External links

• "Departures from JNU/Jaunpur Junction". IndiaRailInfo.