Padrauna railway station | |||||
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Regional rail station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Station Road, Padrauna, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
Coordinates | 26°53′51″N 83°58′59″E / 26.8975°N 83.9831°E / 26.8975; 83.9831 | ||||
Elevation | 89 metres (292 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Line(s) | Gorakhpur–Siwan(Via Thawe) | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
Connections | Taxi stand | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | NO | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | POU | ||||
Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Varanasi | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1907; 117 years ago (1907) | ||||
Previous names | Bengal and North Western Railway Northern Railway | ||||
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Padrauna railway station is on the Gorakhpur–Thawe line. It is about 77 km from Gorakhpur railway station and is situated towards its north-eastern part. It is situated about 20 km from Kushinagar, an international tourist and religious spot for Buddhists. It serves Padrauna city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Railway station
Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of 89 metres (292 ft) and was assigned the code – POU. Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway station of kushinagar district because of being the district headquarter.
History
Bengal and North Western Railway constructed the 79 mi (127 km) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line from Siwan to Kaptanganj in 1907.
The Kaptanganj–Thawe section was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2011.
Passengers
Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.
References
- "Arrivals at Padrauna". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- "Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- "Indian Railways: A Historical Perspective". North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- "Padrauna". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
External links
Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Barharaganjtowards ? | North Eastern Railway zoneGorakhpur–Thawe branch line | Kath Kuiyantowards ? |
External videos | |
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Inauguration of broad gauge at Padrauna |