Ghazipur City railway station

Ghazipur City Railways Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Malgodam Road, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Elevation 74 m (243 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Eastern Railway
Platforms 3 BG
Tracks 6 BG
Connections Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status Construction - Doubling+Electrification
Station code GCT
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway
Division(s) Varanasi railway division
History
Rebuilt Yes
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers 7000 per day

Ghazipur City Railway Station (GCT) is largest and most important railway station of Ghazipur district. The station is situated 2 km north of Civil lines area, in the city of Ghazipur.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The station lies in the North Eastern Railway Zone, Gorakhpur under Varanasi division. The station is directly connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Surat, Agra, Bhopal, Jammu, Asansol Patna junction, Lucknow, Amritsar, Jabalpur, Guwahati Kolkata, New Jalpaiguri, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Pathankot, and other major & important cities by routine trains and the coming years Ghazipur Railway Station Will Be strategically more important.[7]

Currently it has single line railway route and coming year GCT will have double line Railway Route with electrification of Allahabad Jn-Varanasi Jn-Ghazipur City-Chhapra Jn Rail Route. And a New Rail line From Mau Jn to Tarighat Station Via- Ghazipur City Station and river bridge on ganga river.

The Railway Station is having WiFi facility and rake handling facility apart from upcoming Washing Pit, Loco Maintenance and other facilities.Ghazipur city is going to be one of the largest railway junctions in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Major Trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Ghazipur are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ New express train between Guwahati and Indore
  2. ↑ Eastern UP gets railways attention via Varanasi
  3. ↑ PM Modi to launch rail projects in Ghazipur
  4. ↑ Will rail projects help BJP fly in Eastern UP?
  5. ↑ Massive rail expansion projects underway at Varanasi, Ghazipur
  6. ↑ HIGHLIGHTS NORTHERN REGION AT 1830 HRS
  7. ↑ Rail projects in and around Varanasi move to higher gear

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