Mirzapur railway station

{{short description|Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Mirzapur Railway Station

| type = 30px Indian Railways junction station

| style = Indian Railways

| image = Mirzapur RS nameplate.JPG

| image_caption =

| image_upright = yes

| address = State Highway 5, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|25.1346|N|82.5689|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|88|m|ft}}

| line = Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section

| other =

| structure = At grade

| platform = 3

| tracks = 6

| parking = Yes

| bicycle = Yes

| opened = 1864

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1965–66

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = MZP

| zone = North Central

| division = {{rwd|Prayagraj}}

}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = North Central Railway

| status = Functioning

| former = East Indian Railway Company

| passengers =

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| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh

| map_dot_label = Mirzapur railway station

| map_size = 300

| map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh

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Mirzapur station code MZP is a railway station in Mirzapur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It serves Mirzapur and the surrounding areas.

History

The Howrah–Delhi line of East Indian Railway Company was ready up to Naini in 1864 and after the Old Naini Bridge was completed through trains started running in 1865–66.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title = IR History: Early History (1832–1869) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 4 June 2013}}

Electrification

The Dagmagpur–Cheoki section was electrified in 1965–66.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 4 June 2013}}

Amenities

Mirzapur railway station has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms.{{cite web|url=http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/NC_R/Retiring_room_NCR.htm |title=North Central Railway: Retiring Room Facilities |publisher=Trains Enquiry |access-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624223505/http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/NC_R/Retiring_room_NCR.htm |archive-date=24 June 2013 }}

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