Jaunpur Junction railway station

25°46′N 82°41′E / 25.76°N 82.69°E / 25.76; 82.69Owned byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Varanasi–Jaunpur–Ayodhya–Lucknow line
Aunrihar–Kerakat–Jaunpur line
Jaunpur–Prayagraj Line
Jaunpur–Sultanpur line
Jaunpur Janghai Pratapgarh line
Jaunpur Shahganj Azamgarh Mau linePlatforms5 (functional) +1 (construction)Tracks10ConnectionsBus stand, Taxi stand, Auto standConstructionStructure typeStandard ground-level stationOther informationStatusActiveStation codeJNU Zone(s) Northern Railway zone Division(s) Lucknow NRHistoryOpened1872; 152 years ago (1872) (Oudh & Rohilkund Railway opened line from Benaras to Lucknow)
1904; 120 years ago (1904) (Bengal And North Western Railway opened line from Aunrihar to Jaunpur Via Kerakat)ElectrifiedYesPassengers20000 Services Location

Jaunpur Junction (station code JNU), also known as Bhandariya railway station is a railway station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The station is part of the Northern Railway Lucknow Division and the Varanasi–Lucknow line via Jaunpur-Ayodhya.

It is also part of the Prayagraj–Jaunpur line and Aunrihar–Kerakat–Jaunpur line

• Jaunpur - Ayodhya
• Jaunpur - Sultanpur
• Jaunpur - Pratapgarh
• Jaunpur - Varanasi
• Jaunpur - Ghazipur
• Jaunpur - Azamgarh

This station is an Adarsh category in Northern Railway. This station is situated in northeast Jaunpur.

Nearby stations include Jaunpur City (JOP) and Zafarabad Junction (ZBD).

Jaunpur junction is a medium-revenue station, serving over 20,000 passengers and over 60 trains on a daily basis. It is under the administrative control of the Northern Railway zone's Lucknow railway division, and partially of the North Eastern Railway zone's Varanasi railway division.

Jaunpur Junction is well connected with many important cultural cites such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, Jammu, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Lucknow, Patna, Guwahati, Raipur, Rameswaram, Haridwar, Tiruchirappalli, Indore, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi, Nagpur, Mathura, Vijayawada, Agra, Durg etc. The station has 1 Overpass and 1 underpass facility. It also has multi facilities like unreserved class people waiting hall, SBI Bank, Public Library, Post Office, Police Station and Snack corners.

History

The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway opened the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad-gauge line from Varanasi to Lucknow in 1872. The line was extended to Faizabad with the Faizabad loop. Then Jaunpur Junction was built.

The Curzon Bridge across the Ganges was opened in 1905 by the East Indian Railway Company and the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad-gauge Allahabad–Faizabad line was possibly opened the same year. It was operated by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Jaunpur City railway station
• Kirakat railway station
• Zafarabad Junction railway station

References

External links

• "Departures from JNU/Jaunpur Junction". IndiaRailInfo.
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