Varanasi City railway station

Varanasi City railway station
; Varanasi City railway station
	Indian Railways station
Location	NH 2, Jaitpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; India
Coordinates	25.334332°N 83.014485°E
Elevation	76.7 meters (251.7 feet)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line; Varanasi–Chhapra main line;
Platforms	5
Tracks	5
Train operators	Indian Railways
Connections	Auto rickshaw; Bus
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Not available
Other information
Station code	BCY
Zone(s)	NER
Division(s)	Varanasi City
Fare zone	North Eastern Railway Zone
Location
	Varanasi City railway station Location within Varanasi district

Varanasi City railway station is one of the railway stations in Varanasi. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Northeast of Varanasi Junction railway station, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Banaras Hindu University and 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. It serves as terminal station due to heavy rush at Varanasi Junction.

Railways around Varanasi

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

Passenger amenities

At Varanasi City railway station, there are five platforms. There is one entrance to the station. Because of heavy rush at Varanasi Junction the Railway Board decided to develop Manduadih railway station and Varanasi City railway station as satellite stations. Now, Varanasi City is the headquarters station of the North Eastern Railway (Varanasi City Division). Earlier Varanasi Junction was the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway but later North Eastern Railway changed the headquarter. As Varanasi Junction falls under the Northern Railway, Lucknow Charbagh Division. The station is well connected with the cities like Ghazipur, Mau, Darbhanga, Chhapra, Mumbai, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, etc.[1][2]

Express trains originating from Varanasi City

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
15007	Krishak Express	Varanasi City	Lucknow
15552	Varanasi City–Darbhanga Antyodaya Express	Varanasi City	Darbhanga
55132	Varanasi City–Chhapra Intercity Express	Varanasi City	Chhapra

Passenger trains originating from Varanasi City

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
55014	Passenger	Varanasi City	Chhapra
55120	Passenger	Varanasi City	Gorakhpur
55132	Passenger	Varanasi City	Chhapra
75114	Passenger (DEMU)	Varanasi City	Bhatni
55134	Passenger	Varanasi City	Ballia
63297	Passenger (MEMU)	Varanasi City	Ballia
55136	Passenger	Varanasi City	Azamgarh
55150	Passenger	Varanasi City	Gorakhpur

References

"Varanasi City railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
"Railway stations in Varanasi". Varanasi.org.in. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

External links

Varanasi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Varanasi Junction		North Eastern Railway zone Varanasi–Chappra link		Sarnath

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[Varanasi_City_railway_station-1] "Varanasi City railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

[Railway_stations_in_Varanasi-2] "Railway stations in Varanasi". Varanasi.org.in. Retrieved 10 September 2015.