Banaras railway station

BANARAS
General information
Location	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh  India
Coordinates	25°17′5″N82°58′20″E / 25.28472°N 82.97222°E / 25.28472; 82.97222
Elevation	80.71 m (264.8 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
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
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNRS [1]
Zone(s)	North Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Varanasi
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Manduadih railway station
Services
Location Banaras railway station Location within Varanasi district Show map of Varanasi district Banaras railway station Banaras railway station (Uttar Pradesh) Show map of Uttar Pradesh Banaras railway station Banaras railway station (India) Show map of India

v t e Railways around Varanasi
Legend
km km to Varanasi–Kanpur line to Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line & Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line Chaukhandi 16 18 Babatpur to Varanasi–Faizabad line 12 Birpatti Banaras Locomotive Works NH 56 Banaras 4 6 Lohta Locomotive Workshop 5 Shivpur 0 Varanasi Junction Varanasi City to Varanasi–Chhapra line 11 Kashi Malviya Bridge across the Ganges to Mughalsarai
Source: Google maps

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

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

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
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
12946	Banaras Veraval Weekly SF Express	Banaras	Veraval Jn
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
18524	Banaras Vishakapatnam Express	Banaras	Vishakapatnam
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
16368	Kashi Tamil Sangam Express	Banaras	Kanyakumari
17324	Banaras–Hubballi Express	Banaras	Hubballi
14219	Banaras Agra Cantt Vande Bharat Express	Banaras	Agra Cantonment
22541	Banaras-Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express	Banaras	Anand Vihar

Passenger trains originating from Banaras

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
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

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Varanasi City railway station
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station
• Kashi railway station
• Kerakat railway station

References

1. "Banaras rly station's new code is BNRS".
2. "Manduadih becomes 'Banaras': MHA gives nod for name change of major railway station in UP". India Today. No. 17 August 2020. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
3. "Indian Railway History – North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Former Bengal & North Western Railway lines. Retrieved 25 January 2014– via Wordpress.
4. "Varanasi Division". North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

External links

• List of All Trains at Banaras Railway Station

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Varanasi Junction towards ?		North Eastern Railway zone Varanasi–Allahabad link		Bhulanpur towards ?