Varanasi City railway station

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{{distinguish|Varanasi Junction railway station}}
{{short description|Indian railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Varanasi City railway station}}}}
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| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
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| address = [[National Highway 2 (India)(old numbering)|NH 2]], Jaitpura, [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| borough =
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.334332|83.014485|display=inline}}
| elevation = 76.7 meters (251.7 feet)
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]
| line = {{ubl|[[Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line]]|Varanasi–Chhapra main line}}
| distance =
| platforms = 5
| tracks = 5
| train_operators = [[Indian Railways]]
| connections = [[Auto rickshaw]]<br>[[Bus]]
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
| disabled = Not available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BCY
| zone = [[North Eastern Railway zone|NER]]
| division = [[Varanasi City division|Varanasi City]]
}}
| zone = North Eastern Railway Zone
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| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
| map_dot_label = Varanasi City railway station
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{{Railways around Varanasi|collapse=y}}

'''Varanasi City railway station''' is one of the railway stations in [[Varanasi]]. It is {{convert|4|km}} Northeast of [[Varanasi Junction railway station]], {{convert|10|km|sigfig=1}} northeast of [[Banaras Hindu University]] and {{convert|23|km}} 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 [[Manduadih railway station]] and Varanasi City railway station as satellite stations. Now, Varanasi City is the headquarters station of the [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]] ([[Varanasi railway division|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 zone|Northern Railway]], [[Lucknow NR railway division|Lucknow Charbagh Division]]. The station is well connected with the cities like Ghazipur, Mau, Darbhanga, Chhapra, Mumbai, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, etc.<ref name="Varanasi City railway station">{{cite news| title=Varanasi City railway station| publisher=indiarailinfo.com| access-date= 10 September 2015| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/varanasi-city-bcy/1451}}</ref><ref name="Railway stations in Varanasi">{{cite news| title=Railway stations in Varanasi| publisher=Varanasi.org.in| access-date= 10 September 2015| url=http://www.varanasi.org.in/banaras-station-code}}</ref>

==Express trains originating from Varanasi City==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train number
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination
|-
| valign="top" |15007
| valign="top" |[[Krishak Express]]
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Lucknow Junction railway station|Lucknow]]
|-
| valign="top" |15552
| valign="top" |[[Varanasi City–Darbhanga Antyodaya Express]]
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Darbhanga Junction railway station|Darbhanga]]
|-
| valign="top" |55132
| valign="top" |[[Varanasi City–Chhapra Intercity Express]]
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Chhapra Junction railway station|Chhapra]]
|}

==Passenger trains originating from Varanasi City==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train number
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination
|-
| valign="top" |55014
| valign="top" |Passenger
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Chhapra Junction railway station|Chhapra]]
|-
| valign="top" |55120
| valign="top" |Passenger
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction railway station|Gorakhpur]]
|-
| valign="top" |55132
| valign="top" |Passenger
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Chhapra Junction railway station|Chhapra]]
|-
| valign="top" |75114
| valign="top" |Passenger ([[Diesel multiple unit|DEMU]])
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |Bhatni
|-
| valign="top" |55134
| valign="top" |Passenger
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |{{stnlnk|Ballia}}
|-
| valign="top" |63297
| valign="top" |Passenger ([[MEMU]])
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |{{stnlnk|Ballia}}
|-

| valign="top" |55136
| valign="top" |Passenger
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |{{stnlnk|Azamgarh}}
|-
| valign="top" |55150
| valign="top" |Passenger
| valign="top" |Varanasi City
| valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction railway station|Gorakhpur]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Varanasi Junction railway station]]
*[[Banaras railway station]]
*[[Kashi railway station]]
*[[Mughalsarai Junction railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Varanasi}}

{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Varanasi}}

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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Varanasi Junction |next= Sarnath |line= North Eastern Railway zone|branch= Varanasi–Chappra link }}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Varanasi railway division]]

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