Varanasi Junction, popularly known as Varanasi Cantt Railway Station is the major rail hub in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest and important railway stations in India. It is one of the largest station in Uttar Pradesh. Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 Train services 3 References 4 External links Overview[edit] The Varanasi Cantt Railway Station has modern Route Interlock System with automated signalling system. Varanasi Cantt is the highest revenue generating station of the Indian Railways, as the station records a rush of more than 363,000 passengers and more than 260 trains passing through here on a daily basis. It is partly under the administrative control of Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway Zone, and partly under the administrative control of Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Railway Minister Miss Mamata Bannerjee has included Varanasi Cant in World-Class Railway Stations development project. The first railway line to Banaras or Benares was opened from Howrah in December 1862 and was built by the East Indian Railway Company. The station was built on right bank of the Ganges. Later in 1872, Oudh & Rohilkund Railway Company opened rail line from Benaras to Lucknow. In 1887, Dufferin Bridge was constructed over the Ganges at Benares allowing trains to go to Mughalsarai. The present building towards city side was constructed during the regime of Mr Kamlapati Tripathi as railway minister. Cantonment side building was opened in 1998 by then railway minister Mr Nitish Kumar. The circulating area was renovated in 2008. Tourist Information Centre at Varanasi Railway Station, Varanasi Train services[edit] Trains originating from Varanasi Junction Number From To Train name 11093 Varanasi Junction Mumbai CST Mahanagari Express 13134 Varanasi Junction Sealdah Upper India Express 14257 Varanasi Junction New Delhi Kashi Vishwanath Express 11072 Varanasi Junction Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kamayani Express 22407 Varanasi Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express 12237 Varanasi Junction Jammu Tawi Begampura Express 14853/63/65 Varanasi Junction Bhagat Ki Kothi Marudhar Express 12168 Varanasi Junction Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Varanasi Lokmanya Tilak Terminus superfast Express 12166 Varanasi Junction Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Ratnagiri Express 19168 Varanasi Junction Ahmedabad Sabarmati Express 19570 Varanasi Junction Okha Okha Express 19408 Varanasi Junction Ahmedabad Junction Ahemdabad Express 14265 Varanasi Junction Dehradun Varanasi Dehradun Express 14260 Varanasi Junction Rameswaram Rameswaram Express 16230 Varanasi Junction Mysore Junction Mysore Express 18612 Varanasi Junction Ranchi Ranchi Express 18312 Varanasi Junction Sambalpur Sambalpur Express 14235 Varanasi Junction Bareilly Junction Bareilly Express 15110 Varanasi Junction Rajgir Budhpurnima Exprerss 24227 Varanasi Junction Kanpur Central Varuna Express 23345 Varanasi Junction Shaktinagar[disambiguation needed] Intercity Express 14219 Varanasi Junction Lucknow Intercity Express 14213 Varanasi Junction Gonda Intercity Express 13345 Varanasi Junction Singrauli Intercity Express 19058 Varanasi Junction Udhna Udhna Express 11107 Varanasi Junction Gwalior Junction Bundelkhand Express Trains passing through Varanasi Junction Number From To Train name 12381/82 Howrah Junction New Delhi Poorva Express 12669/70 Chennai Central Chhapra Ganga Kaveri Express 12561/62 Darbhanga Junction New Delhi Swatantra Sainani Superfast 12235/36 Dibrugarh Junction New Delhi Rajdhani Express

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