Shahganj Junction Railway Station

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Shahganj Junction

शाहगंज जंक्शन, شاہ گنج جنکشن
Indian Railways station
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General information
LocationHarlalka Rd, Shahganj, Jaunpur District, Uttar Pradesh, 223101.
Flag of India.svg India
Coordinates 26°03′40″N82°40′48″E / 26.061146°N 82.679922°E / 26.061146; 82.679922
Elevation90 metres (300 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railways
Line(s)
  • Shahganj-Akbarpur Jn. Line
  • Shahganj-Mau Jn. Line
  • Shahganj-Jaunpur Jn. Line
Platforms4 Functional + 3 Under construction
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Accessible Feature accessible.svg Yes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSHG
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone
Division(s) Lucknow NR
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
More than 1,50,000/day
Services
Feature ticket office.svg Feature parking.svg Aseos Publicos.jpg Aiga taxi.svg Feature suburban buses.svg SymbolCoffeeShop.svg
Location
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Shahganj Junction Railway Station
Location within Uttar Pradesh
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Shahganj Junction Railway Station
Shahganj Junction Railway Station (India)

Shahganj Junction Railway Station is a NSG-3 category railway station located in Shahganj town, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. [1] It is the largest and busiest railway station in Jaunpur District, followed by the Jaunpur Junction Railway Station. [2] It falls under the Northern Railway zone's Lucknow railway division. [3] The station code is SHG. [4] The station consists a total of four platforms, while three more platforms are currently under construction. [5]

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Connectivity

The station caters to about 68 trains, It is connected to major cities such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Ballia, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Lucknow, Chhapra, Mau, Surat, Jammu, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, Gonda, Azamgarh, Patna, Howrah, Gorakhpur, Amritsar, Darbhanga, Ajmer, Kolkata and more. [6]

Various important and significant trains have stoppages on Shahganj Junction Railway Station, a list of a few such trains is given below :

22103/22104 : Ayodhya Cantt. – Mumbai LTT Superfast Express

12225/12226 : Kaifiyaat Superfast Express

19045/19046 : Tapti Ganga Express

11055/11056 : Godan Express

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References

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  2. "शाहगंज रेलवे स्टेशन को चमकाने की तैयारी - Uttar Pradesh Jaunpur Local News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. "DRM inspected Shahganj railway station". Dainik Bhaskar.
  4. "Station Code: Station Name Starting with S |". www.trainspnrstatus.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. "बदला नजर आएगा शाहगंज स्टेशन, बनेंगे तीन नए प्लेटफार्म". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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Shahganj Junction Railway Station at the India Rail Info