Varanasi railway division
{{Short description|Railway division of India}}
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Varanasi railway division is one of the three railway divisions under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}} This railway division was formed on 1 May 1969 and its headquarter is located at Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh of India.{{Cite web|title=Varanasi Division|url=https://ner.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1603195905128-General%20Overview.pdf|access-date=20 December 2020|website=North Eastern Railway}}
Izzatnagar railway division (at Bareilly City) and Lucknow NER railway division are the other two railway divisions under NER Zone headquartered at Gorakhpur.{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}{{Cite web|url = http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637|title = Varanasi Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016|website = Railway Board|publisher = North Eastern Railway zone|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109151138/http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C338%2C637|archive-date = 9 January 2014|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}
List of railway stations
The list includes the stations under the Varanasi railway division and their station category.{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016}}{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Varanasi railway division - Division at a Glance|url=http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109151138/http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C338%2C637|archive-date=9 January 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=V aranasi Division N.E. Railway Commercial|url=http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1309864585858-importantinfo.pdf|access-date=20 January 2016}}{{cite web|title=Commercial Varanasi Division at a Glance: Commercial- Varanasi Division at a Glance-Position as on 31.10.2014|url=http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1416485225297-STNS_BSB%20DIV.pdf|access-date=20 January 2016}}{{Cite web|title=Varanasi railway division stations|url=https://ner.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1604560421748-old%20category%20stn%20list.pdf|access-date=20 December 2020|website=North East Railway Zone}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;" | ||
| style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations ! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | A-1 Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 3 | style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Chhapra Junction}}, {{Stnlnk|Mau Junction | Mau Junction}},{{Stnlnk|Varanasi Junction | Varanasi Junction}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | A Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:center;" | Azamgarh, {{rws|Ballia}}, {{rws|Belthara Road}}, {{Stnlnk|Deoria Sadar | Deoria Sadar}}, {{Stnlnk|Siwan Junction | Siwan Junction}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | B Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | Bhatni Junction, {{rws|Ghazipur City}}, Khorasan Road, Mairwa, {{rws|Manduadih | Banaras}}, Salempur and Suremanpur | |
| style="text-align:center;" | C Category (Suburban station) | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | Ekma | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | D Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 27 | style="text-align:center;" | Aunrihar Junction, {{Stnlnk|Varanasi City | Varanasi City}}, Indara Junction, Thawe Junction, Yusufpur | |
| style="text-align:center;" | E Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 81 | style="text-align:center;" | Ahimanpur, Gopalganj, Ratansarai (Barauli), {{Stnlnk|Phephna Junction | Phephna Junction}} | |
| style="text-align:center;" | F Category Halt Station | style="text-align:center;" | 82 | style="text-align:center;" | Ghazipur Ghat, Kerakat Railway Station | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | Total
| style="text-align:center;" | 204 | style="text-align:center;" | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References
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Category:Divisions of Indian Railways
Category:1969 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
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