Jaunpur Junction railway station

Jaunpur Junction
जौनपुर जंक्शन
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
India
Coordinates 25°46′N 82°41′E / 25.76°N 82.69°E / 25.76; 82.69
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Varanasi-Lucknow line
Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
Platforms 5
Tracks 9
Connections Bus Stand, Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard ground-level station
Other information
Station code JNU
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone
Division(s) Lucknow (NR)
History
Opened 1872 (1872) (Oudh & Rohilkund Railway opened line from Benaras to Lucknow)
1904 (1904) (Bengal And North Western Railway opened line from Aunrihar to Jaunpur)
Traffic
Passengers 16000
Location
JaunpurJunction Railway Station
Location within Uttar Pradesh

Jaunpur Junction (JNU Station), also known as Bhandariya railway station, is a railway station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. This station is part of the Northern Railway Lucknow Division and the Varanasi-Lucknow line via Faizabad. It is also part of the Allahabad-Jaunpur line and Aunrihar–Jaunpur line. This Station is a Adarsh Category in Northern Railway. This station is situated in northeast Jaunpur. Nearby stations include Jaunpur City Railway Station (JOP) and Zafrabad Junction (ZBD). Jaunpur junction is a medium revenue station, serving over 16,000 passengers and over 50 trains on a daily basis. It is under the administrative control of the Northern Railway zone's Lucknow Division, and partly of the North Eastern Railway zone's Varanasi Division.

History

The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway opened the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge line from Varanasi to Lucknow in 1872. The line was extended to Faizabad with the Faizabad Loop. Then Jaunpur Junction was built.

The Curzon Bridge across the Ganges was opened in 1905 by the East Indian Railway Company and the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Allahabad-Faizabad line was possibly opened the same year. It was operated by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.

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