Banaras railway station

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Banaras


Manduadih
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General information
Location Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Flag of India.svg India
Coordinates 25°17′5″N82°58′20″E / 25.28472°N 82.97222°E / 25.28472; 82.97222
Elevation80.71 m (264.8 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Eastern Railways
Line(s) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section. Prayagraj-Mau-Gorakhpur main line
Platforms8
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Accessible Feature accessible.svg Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBSBS (formerly MUV)
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Varanasi
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesManduadih railway station
Services
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Location
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Banaras railway station
Location within Uttar Pradesh
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Banaras railway station
Banaras railway station (India)

Banaras railway station (station code: BSBS), formerly known as Manduadih railway station, [1] 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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History

The Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur main line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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. [2] [3]

Station upgradation

It is ISO: 2015 certified railway station with ISO: 9001 for Quality management system, ISO: 14001 for Environment management system and ISO: 18001 for Occupation health and safety management system. It has also achieved certification of 5 S for Work management system on 2 Oct 2019 by QFCI/Varanasi Chapter. It is NGT complied station.

The newly transformed station now has 8 platforms including a second entry platform. It has a spacious waiting area, circulating area, booking/reservation office, cafeteria, food court, and waiting rooms. The station also has AC lounge, non-AC retiring rooms and dormitories. The railway station will also offer employment to local citizens. The architecture in the station premises reflects Kashi's faith. The station's surroundings contains fountains and seating area. The railway station is also equipped with stainless steel lounges and LED lights. It is located in south-west zone of Varanasi City Municipal area, close to the famous Banaras Locomotive Works (700 metres) & Banaras Hindu University (3 km), and it is well connected to most of the places within the city. [4] [5]

Express trains originating from Banaras

Train numberTrain nameOriginDestination
12559 Shiv Ganga Express Banaras New Delhi
12581 Banaras–New Delhi Superfast Express Banaras New Delhi
15103 Gorakhpur–Banaras Intercity Express Banaras Gorakhpur Junction
22132 Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express Banaras Pune Junction
12538Bapu Dham Superfast ExpressBanaras Muzaffarpur Junction
22535 Rameswaram–Banaras Weekly Express Banaras Rameswaram railway station
12168 Banaras–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express Banaras Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
15125 Kashi Patna Jan Shatabdi Express Banaras Patna Junction
18312 Banaras–Sambalpur Express Banaras Sambalpur Junction
18612 Banaras–Ranchi Express Banaras Ranchi Junction
14257 Kashi Vishwanath Express Banaras New Delhi
11108 Bundelkhand Express Banaras Gwalior Junction
12946 Banaras-Veraval Weekly SF Express Banaras Veraval Junction
11072 Banaras–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kamayani Express Banaras Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
17324 Banaras–Hubli Express Banaras Hubli
14219 Banaras–Lucknow Express Banaras Lucknow

Passenger trains originating from Banaras

Train numberTrain nameOriginDestination
55122 Passenger Banaras Bhatni
55150PassengerBanaras Gorakhpur
55125PassengerBanaras Prayagraj Rambag
55127PassengerBanaras Prayagraj Rambag
55129PassengerBanaras Prayagraj Rambag
63230Passenger (MEMU)Banaras Buxar
75107Passenger (DEMU)Banaras Prayagraj Rambag

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