Mughalsarai
Mughalsarai Deendayal Nagar | |
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city | |
Mughalsarai Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 25°18′N 83°07′E / 25.3°N 83.12°ECoordinates: 25°18′N 83°07′E / 25.3°N 83.12°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Chandauli |
Government | |
• Chairman | Rekha jaswal |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 154,692 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi,Urdu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 232101 |
Telephone code | 5412 |
Mughalsarai is a city and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction in Uttar Pradesh.
Location
Mughalsarai is bisected by GT Road in three parts. The northern part mainly consists of railway colonies like (Vasant Vihar), New Central Colony, Diesel Colony, Haper Colony, Loco Colony and Roza Colony, Plant-Depot Colony.
Railways
The Mughalsarai Railway Station is a famous and the fourth busiest station in India, with about 125 passenger trains pass through the Mughalsarai Junction. Two important railway lines meet at the junction: Main Line (Delhi–Kanpur–Allahabad–Patna–Howrah) and Detour Line (Ambala Cantt-Saharanpur–Moradabad–Bareilly–Lucknow–Varanasi––Howrah).
References
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