Varanasi Junction, popularly known as Varanasi Cant Railway Station is the major rail hub in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the most busiest stations in India.

Overview

The Varanasi Cant Railway Station has modern Route Interlock System with automated signalling system. Varanasi Cant is the highest revenue generating station of Northern Railways, as the station records a rush of more than 1.5 lakh passengers and more than 230 trains passing through here on a daily basis. It is partly under the administrative control of Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway

Northern Railway

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 Zone, and partly under the administrative control of Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway

North Eastern Railway

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 Zone of the Indian Railways

Indian Railways

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. 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 build 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 Ganga 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.

Trains originating from the station

• Mahanagari Express
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   (Varanasi - Mumbai CST)
• Kamayani Express (Varanasi - Mumbai LTT)
• Ratnagiri Express (Varanasi - Mumbai LTT)
• Dadar Express (Varanasi - Mumbai DR)
• Shiv Ganga Express (Varanasi - New Delhi)
• Gorakhnath Express (Varanasi-Lucknow/Gorakhpur)
• Sabarmati Express
  Sabarmati Express
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   (Varanasi - Ahmedabad)
• Rameshwaram Express (Varanasi - Chennai)
• Varuna Express (Varanasi - Lucknow / Kanpur)
• Jammutavi Express (Varanasi - Jammu)
• Bundelkhand Express (Varanasi - Gwalior)
• Marudhar Express (Varanasi - Jodhpur)
• Kashi Vishwanath Express
  Kashi Vishwanath Express
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   (Varanasi - New Delhi)
• Garib Rath
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   (Anand Vihar-Varanasi)
• Gyan Ganga Express (Varanasi MUV - Pune)