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Varanasi City
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	NH 2, Jaitpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°20′04″N 83°00′52″E / 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–ballia-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
Passengers
40000
Location Varanasi City railway stationLocation within Varanasi district

v t e Railways around Varanasi
Legend
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

References

1. "Varanasi City railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. "Railway stations in Varanasi". Varanasi.org.in. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

External links

• Varanasi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Varanasi Junctiontowards ?		North Eastern Railway zoneVaranasi–ballia-Chhapra line		Sarnathtowards ?

v t e Varanasi
History	Intentionally left blank for sometime
Administrative division	Divisions Varanasi division Districts Varanasi district Tehsils Pindra, Varanasi Census towns Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt. Villages v t e Villages in Varanasi district Pindra Tehsil Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amilo Aneai Anura Araji Hasanpur Arazi Tari Ashapur Ashwari Aswalpur Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur Babatpur Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Barzi Basni Deorai Eshipur Gang Khurd Janakpatti Kathiraon Kuri, Varanasi Murdi Padari Phoolpur Tisaura Varanasi Tehsil Adampur Aily Aitha Akhari Amaut Amawar Anantpur Araji Line Babhanpura Chadpur Dabethuwa Jayapur Khalispur Khanzadipur Lamhi Mehdiganj Rajpur Vyaspur India portal
Languages & dialects spoken	Bengali Bhojpuri English Hindi Hindustani Urdu
Political representation	MP Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India) MLA Avadhesh Singh Anil Rajbhar Kailash Nath Sonkar Neelkanth Tiwari Neel Ratan Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Saurabh Srivastava Surendra Narayan Singh
Constituency	Lok Sabha Varanasi Vidhan Sabha Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South
Transportation	Air Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Rail Babatpur Bhulanpur Kashi Manduadih Varanasi Junction Varanasi City Varanasi Metro Road Grand Trunk Road National Highway 28 National Highway 35 Malviya Bridge Water Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal
Education	Universities Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU) Varanasi Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Colleges Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women CBSE schools Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School KV-BHU UP board schools C.M. Anglo Bengali College ICSE schools St Joseph's Convent School St. John's School, Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School
Places of worship	Buddhist temples Sarnath Churches St. Mary's Cathedral Hindu temples Aghori Baba Keenaram Sthal Bharat Mata Bharat Mata Mandir Durga or her avatar Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir Hanuman Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple Parvati or her avatar Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple Shiva or his avatar Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir Shri Vishwanath Mandir Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir Others Tulsi Manas Mandir Mosques Gyanvapi Mosque Alamgir Mosque Ravidasis Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan
Ghats	Assi Ghat Dashashwamedh Ghat Ganga Mahal Ghat (I) Lalita Ghat Manikarnika Ghat Munshi Ghat Sant Ravidas Ghat Scindia Ghat Tulsi Ghat
Point of interest	Ashoka Stambh Bharat Kala Bhavan Bharat Mata Mandir Ganges Ghats Jantar Mantar Ramnagar Fort
Hospitals	Sir Sunderlal Hospital

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