Varanasi City railway station

25°20′04″N 83°00′52″E / 25.334332°N 83.014485°E / 25.334332; 83.014485Elevation76.7 meters (251.7 feet)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorth Eastern RailwayLine(s)Varanasi–ballia-Chhapra line . Gorakhpur-Mau-Prayagraj main linePlatforms5Tracks5Train operatorsIndian RailwaysConnectionsAuto rickshaw
BusConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesAvailableAccessibleNot availableOther informationStatusActiveStation codeBCY Zone(s) NER Division(s) VaranasiFare zoneNorth Eastern Railway ZoneHistoryElectrifiedYesPassengers40000

Location
Varanasi City railway station Location within Varanasi district

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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

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.

Passenger amenities

At Varanasi City railway station, there are five platforms, planning for 8 platforms are already approved. There is one entrance to the station. Because of heavy rush at Varanasi Junction the Railway Board decided to develop Banaras 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

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Banaras railway station
• Kashi railway station
• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station

References

External links

• Varanasi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Varanasi Junction towards ?		North Eastern Railway zone Varanasi–ballia-Chhapra line		Sarnath towards ?