Varanasi railway division

Railway division of India

Varanasi railway division is one of the three railway divisions under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] This railway division was formed on 1 May 1969 and its headquarter is located at Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh of India.[2]

Izzatnagar railway division (at Bareilly City) and Lucknow NER railway division are the other two railway divisions under NER Zone headquartered at Gorakhpur.[3][4]

## List of railway stations

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The list includes the stations under the Varanasi railway division and their station category.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Category of station  | No. of stations  | Names of stations

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A-1 Category  | 3  | Chhapra Junction, Mau Junction, Varanasi Junction[citation needed]
A Category  | 5  | Azamgarh, Ballia, Belthara Road, Deoria Sadar, Siwan Junction
B Category  | 7  | Bhatni Junction, Ghazipur City, Khorasan Road, Mairwa, Banaras, Salempur and Suremanpur
C Category
(Suburban station)  | 0  | Ekma
D Category  | 27  | Aunrihar Junction, Varanasi City, Indara Junction, Thawe Junction, Yusufpur
E Category  | 81  | Ahimanpur, Gopalganj, Ratansarai (Barauli), Phephna Junction
F Category
Halt Station  | 82  | Ghazipur Ghat, Kerakat Railway Station
Total | 204  | \-

Stations closed for Passengers -

## References

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1. ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. ^ "Varanasi Division" (PDF). North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. ^ "Varanasi Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
6. ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
7. ^ "Varanasi railway division - Division at a Glance". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
8. ^ "V aranasi Division N.E. Railway Commercial" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
9. ^ "Commercial Varanasi Division at a Glance: Commercial- Varanasi Division at a Glance-Position as on 31.10.2014" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
10. ^ "Varanasi railway division stations" (PDF). North East Railway Zone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

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