Dildarnagar Junction railway station is a railway station in

Dildarnagar Dildarnagar is a town located in the Ghazipur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the River Ganges and is approximately 35 kilometers from the city of Ghazipur. The town is known for its historical and ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. It serves 10,000 passengers, making it the busiest railway station in the

Ghazipur district Ghazipur district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Ghazipur is the district headquarters. The district is part of Varanasi Division. The region of Ghazipur is famous mainly for the production of its unique ros ...

. It is the junction where the Dildarnagar–Tarighat branch line is separated from

Howrah–Delhi main line The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train. Sections The long trunk line, ha ...

. For many years the main line of the East Indian Railway which crosses the District south of the Ganges was the only line, but a branch was subsequently made from Dildarnagar to Tarighat.

History

A branch line from Dildarnagar was constructed as a provincial state railway in year 1862. This branch with a station at Nagsar and its terminus at Tarighat was opened on the south bank of Ganga, opposite Ghazipur from Dildarnagar.

Gallery

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References

Railway stations in Ghazipur district Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh Dildarnagar Danapur railway division {{UttarPradesh-railstation-stub