Manduadih railway station

Manduadih Railway Station is situated in Manduadih area of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a terminal station of Varanasi. Due to heavy rush at Varanasi Junction, the railways developed it as a high facilitated terminal.[1]

Manduadih Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
LocationManduadih, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates25°17′5″N 82°58′20″E
Elevation80.71 m (264.8 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated byNorth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line
Platforms8
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeMUV
Division(s) Varanasi (NER)
History
Previous namesBengal and North Western Railway
Services
Location
Manduadih Railway Station
Location within India
Manduadih Railway Station
Manduadih Railway Station (Uttar Pradesh)

History

The Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1993–94.[2][3]

Station Upgradation

Recently, Varanasi's Manduadih railway station was transformed completely. The newly transformed station now has a spacious waiting area, circulating area, booking/reservation office, cafeteria, food court, waiting rooms and more. The station also has AC lounge, non-AC retiring rooms and dormitories. The architecture in the station premises reflects Kashi's faith. The station's surroundings contains fountains and seating area.[4][5]

Manduadih Station at night

Express trains originating from Manduadih
Train number Train name Origin Destination
12559 Shiv Ganga Express Manduadih New Delhi
12581 Manduadih - New Delhi Superfast Express Manduadih New Delhi
15117 Manduadih - Jabalpur Express Manduadih Jabalpur Junction
15103 Gorakhpur - Manduadih Intercity Express Manduadih Gorakhpur Junction
22132 Pune–Manduadih Gyan Ganga Express Manduadih Pune Junction
12538 Bapu Dham Superfast Express Manduadih Muzaffarpur Junction
15120 Rameswaram - Manduadih Weekly Express Manduadih Rameswaram
12168 Manduadih - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express Manduadih Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
15125 Janshatabdi Express Manduadih Patna
18312 Manduadih - Sambalpur Express Manduadih Sambalpur
18612 Manduadih - Ranchi Express Manduadih Ranchi
14257 Kashi Vishwanath Express Manduadih New Delhi
11108 Bundelkhand Express Manduadih Gwalior

Passenger trains originating from Manduadih
Train number Train name Origin Destination
55122 Passenger Manduadih Bhatni
55150 Passenger Manduadih Gorakhpur
55125 Passenger Manduadih Allahabad City
55127 Passenger Manduadih Allahabad City
55129 Passenger Manduadih Allahabad City
63230 Passenger (MEMU) Manduadih Buxar
75107 Passenger (DEMU) Manduadih Allahabad City

See also

References
  1. "Food Delivery in Train at Manduadih".
  2. "Indian Railway History – North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Former Bengal & North Western Railway lines. Wordpress. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. "Varanasi Division". North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. "Manduadih in Varanasi ups the game of railway stations in India".
  5. "Manduadih railway station World-class station in Varanasi looks like an airport".
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
North Eastern Railway zone
Varanasi-Allahabad link
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