Padrauna railway station

Padrauna railway station is on the Gorakhpur–Thawe line. It is about 77 km from Gorakhpur railway station and is situated towards its north-eastern part. It is situated about 20 km from Kushinagar, an international tourist and religious spot for Buddhists. It serves Padrauna city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.


Padrauna railway station
Regional rail station
LocationStation Road, Padrauna, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates26°53′51″N 83°58′59″E
Elevation89 metres (292 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Gorakhpur–Thawe
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsTaxi stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNO
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePOU
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway
Division(s) Varanasi
History
Opened1907 (1907)
Previous namesBengal and North Western Railway
Northern Railway
Location
Padrauna railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

Railway station

Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of 89 metres (292 ft) and was assigned the code – POU.[1] Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway station of kushinagar district because of being the district headquarter.

History

Bengal and North Western Railway constructed the 79 mi (127 km) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line from Siwan to Kaptanganj in 1907.[2]

The Kaptanganj–Thawe section was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 2011.[3]

Passengers

Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.[4]

References
  1. "Arrivals at Padrauna". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. "Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. "Indian Railways: A Historical Perspective". North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. "Padrauna". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Barharaganj
North Eastern Railway zone
Gorakhpur–Thawe branch line
Kath Kuiyan
External video
Inauguration of broad gauge at Padrauna
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