Varanasi City railway station

Varanasi City railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	NH 2, Jaitpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25.334332°N 83.014485°E / 25.334332; 83.014485
Elevation	76.7 meters (251.7 feet)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Varanasi–Chhapra line . Gorakhpur-Mau-Prayagraj 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
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BCY
Zone(s)	NER
Division(s)	Varanasi
Fare zone	North Eastern Railway Zone
History
Electrified	Yes
Location
Varanasi City railway station Location within Varanasi district

Railways around Varanasi
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.

Express trains originating from Varanasi City

Passenger trains originating from Varanasi City

See also

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