Varanasi railway division is one of the three railway divisions under North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 May 1969 and its headquarter is located at Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh of India.[1]
Izzatnagar railway division (at Bareilly City) and Lucknow NER railway division are the other two railway divisions under NER Zone headquartered at Gorakhpur.[2][3]
List of railway stations
editThe list includes the stations under the Varanasi railway division and their station category.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 3 | Chhapra Junction, |
| A Category | 5 | Azamgarh, Ballia, Belthara Road, Deoria Sadar, Siwan Junction |
| B Category | 7 | Bhatni Junction, Ghazipur City, Khorasan Road, Mairwa, Banaras, Salempur and Suremanpur |
| C Category (Suburban station) |
0 | Ekma |
| D Category | 27 | Aunrihar Junction, Varanasi City, Indara Junction, Thawe Junction, Yusufpur |
| E Category | 81 | Ahimanpur, Gopalganj, Ratansarai (Barauli), Phephna Junction |
| F Category Halt Station |
82 | Ghazipur Ghat, Kerakat Railway Station |
| Total | 204 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References
edit- ^ "Varanasi Division" (PDF). North Eastern Railway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Varanasi Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Varanasi railway division - Division at a Glance". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "V aranasi Division N.E. Railway Commercial" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Commercial Varanasi Division at a Glance: Commercial- Varanasi Division at a Glance-Position as on 31.10.2014" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Varanasi railway division stations" (PDF). North East Railway Zone. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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