Banaras railway station
Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Banaras railway station (station code: BNRS), formerly known as Manduadih railway station,[2] is situated in Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a major station of Varanasi. The new sign boards have the name of the station in Hindi, English, Urdu and Sanskrit. Due to heavy rush at Varanasi Junction, it has been developed as a high facilitated station
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| Location | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| Coordinates | 25°17′5″N 82°58′20″E | ||||||
| Elevation | 80.71 m (264.8 ft) | ||||||
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| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | North Eastern Railways | ||||||
| Line | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section. Prayagraj-Mau-Gorakhpur main line | ||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||
| Tracks | 11 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||
| Station code | BNRS[1] | ||||||
| Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway | ||||||
| Division(s) | Varanasi | ||||||
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| Previous names | Manduadih railway station | ||||||
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History
The Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur main line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was opened as MG (metre-gauge) railway station in 1906. It is now, NSG-3 Class and Adarsh station. It was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1993–94.[3][4]
Express trains originating from Banaras
Passenger trains originating from Banaras
| Train number | Train name | Origin | Destination |
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| 55122 | Passenger | Banaras | Bhatni |
| 55150 | Passenger | Banaras | Gorakhpur |
| 55125 | Passenger | Banaras | Prayagraj Rambag |
| 55127 | Passenger | Banaras | Prayagraj Rambag |
| 55129 | Passenger | Banaras | Prayagraj Rambag |
| 63230 | Passenger (MEMU) | Banaras | Buxar |
| 75107 | Passenger (DEMU) | Banaras | Prayagraj Rambag |
