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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Padrauna railway station<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Regional rail]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Station Road, Padrauna, Uttar Pradesh<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.8975|N|83.9831|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|89|m|ft}}<br />
| line = Gorakhpur–Siwan(Via Thawe)<br />
| other = Taxi stand<br />
| structure = Standard (on ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = NO<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1907}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
| accessible = Yes<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = POU<br />
| zone = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Varanasi}}<br />
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = Bengal and North Western Railway<br/>[[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
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| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh<br />
| map_dot_label = Padrauna railway station<br />
| map_size = 280<br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh<br />
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[[File:POUPadrauna.jpg | thumb | right | alt=Padrauna Railway Station | Padrauna Railway Station]]<br />
'''Padrauna railway station''' is on the [[Gorakhpur]]–[[Thawe]] line. It is about 77&nbsp;km from [[Gorakhpur railway station]] and is situated towards its north-eastern part. It is situated about 20&nbsp;km from [[Kushinagar]], an international tourist and religious spot for Buddhists. It serves [[Padrauna]] city in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
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==Railway station==<br />
Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|89|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – POU.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/padrauna-pou/6859|title= Arrivals at Padrauna|publisher= indiarailinfo| access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref><br />
Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway station of kushinagar district because of being the district headquarter.<br />
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==History==<br />
Bengal and North Western Railway constructed the {{convert|79|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} long {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] line from Siwan to Kaptanganj in 1907.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf|title= Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway |access-date=22 June 2013 }}</ref><br />
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The Kaptanganj–Thawe section was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637 |title= Indian Railways: A Historical Perspective |publisher= North Eastern Railway |access-date= 22 June 2013 |url-status= dead |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 |df= dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Passengers==<br />
Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/POU/Padrauna |title= Padrauna |publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry | access-date=22 June 2013 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/padrauna-pou/6859 Trains at Padrauna]<br />
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y<br />
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|line=North Eastern Railway zone|left=Barharaganj|right=Kath Kuiyan|type=Gorakhpur–Thawe branch line}}<br />
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| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFw65YuUn7I Inauguration of broad gauge at Padrauna]<br />
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{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1907]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Kushinagar district]]<br />
[[Category:Varanasi railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Padrauna]]</div>Igornqa