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Varanasi City railway station is one of the railway stations in
Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...
. It is Northeast of
Varanasi Junction railway station Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , P ...
, northeast of
Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...
and southeast of
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur ...
. 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 The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is h ...
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 ( 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

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Varanasi Junction railway station Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , P ...
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Banaras railway station Banaras railway station (station code: BSBS), formerly known as Manduadih railway station, is situated in Manduadih area of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a major station of Varanasi. The new sign boards have the name of ...
* Kashi railway station *
Mughalsarai Junction railway station Mughalsarai Junction, officially known as Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, (station code: DDU, formerly MGS) is a railway station in the town of Mughalsarai in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The station contains the largest railway marsh ...


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* Railway stations in Varanasi Varanasi railway division {{UttarPradesh-railstation-stub