Jaunpur Junction railway station

Jaunpur Junction जौनपुर जंक्शन
Junction
Location	Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India India
Coordinates
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Varanasi-Lucknow line Aunrihar-Kirakat-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, North Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Lucknow (NR), Varanasi railway division (NER)
History
Opened	1872 (Oudh & Rohilkund Railway opened line from Benaras to Lucknow), 1904 (Bengal And North Western Railway opened line from Aunrihar to Jaunpur)
Traffic
Passengers	16000
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Zafrabad Junction towards Varanasi Junction Northern Railway zone Varanasi-Lucknow line Mahgawan Halt towards Lucknow Junction Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Terminus North Eastern Railway zone Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur Line Yadavendranagar Halt towards Aunrihar Junction
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-Kirakat-Jaunpur Line. This Station is a Adarsh Category Railway Station 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 Template:Gauge 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 Template:Gauge broad gauge Allahabad-Faizabad line was possibly opened the same year. It was operated by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.

Services starting from Jaunpur Junction

Train no.	Train name	Origin	Destination
14201	JNU-RBL Express	Jaunpur Junction Railway Station	Raibareli
54262	Passenger	Jaunpur	Varanasi
54108	Passenger	Jaunpur	Allahabad
55160	Passenger	Jaunpur	Aunrihar Junction
54376	Passenger	Jaunpur	Prayag Junction
55144	Passenger	Jaunpur	Aunrihar

Services that stop at Jaunpur Junction

Train no.	Train name	Origin	Destination
14236	BE BSB Express	Bareilly Junction (BE)	Varanasi Junction (BSB)
14235	BSB BE EXPRESS	VARANASI JN (BSB)	BAREILLY (BE)
15231	Barauni-Gondia EXP	Barauni (BJU)	Gondia (G)
15232	Gondia-Barauni EXP	Gondia (G)	Barauni (BJU)
13009	Doon Express	HOWRAH JN (HWH)	DEHRADUN (DDN)
13010	DOON EXPRESS	DEHRADUN (DDN)	HOWRAH JN (HWH)
13009	DOON EXPRESS (route 2)	HOWRAH JN (HWH)	KOTDWARA (KTW)
23010	DOON EXXPRESS	KOTDWARA (KTW)	HOWRAH JN (HWH)
13483	Farakka Express	MALDA TOWN (MLDT)	DELHI (DLI)
13484	FARAKKA EXPRESS	DELHI (DLI)	MALDA TOWN (MLDT)
13308	GANGASATLUJ EXP	FIROZPUR CANT (FZR)	DHANBAD JN (DHN)
13307	GANGASUTLEJ EXP	DHANBAD JN (DHN)	FIROZPUR CANT (FZR)
13151	JAMMU TAWI EXP	KOLKATA (KOAA)	JAMMU TAWI (JAT)
15115	Lok Nayak Exp	Chapra (CPR)	Old Delhi (DLI)
15116	Lok Nayak EXP	Old Delhi (DLI)	Chapra (CPR)
19167	SABARMATI EXP	AHMEDABAD JN (ADI)	VARANASI JN (BSB)
14017	SADBHAVNA EXP	MUZAFFARPUR JN (MFP)	DELHI (DLI)
14018	SADBHAVNA EXP	DELHI (DLI)	MUZAFFARPUR JN (MFP)
13152	SEALDAH EXPRESS	JAMMU TAWI (JAT)	KOLKATA (KOAA)
15053	Chapra Lucknow EXPRESS	Chapra (CPR)	Lucknow Jn (LJN)
15054	Lucknow Chapra EXPRESS	Lucknow Jn (LJN)	Chapra (CPR)
22104	Faizabad Mumbai Ltt SF EXP	Faizabad (FD)	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)
22105	Mumbai Ltt Faizabad SF EXP	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)	Faizabad (FD)
54333	Varanasi Lucknow Pass	Varanasi Jn (BSB)	Lucknow (LKO)
54334	Lucknow - Varanasi Pass	Lucknow (LKO)	Varanasi (BSB)
54110	Faizabad Mughalsari Pass	Faizabad (FD)	Mughalsarai (MGS)
54109	Mughalsarai Faizabad Pass	Mughalsarai (MGS)	Faizabad (FD)
11054	Azamgarh Mumbai Ltt (LTT)	Azamgarh (AMH)	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)
11053	Mumbai Ltt Azamgarh EXPRESS	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)	Azamgarh (AMH)
14854	Marudhar EXP	Jodhpur (JU)	Varanasi (BSB)
14853	Marudhar EXP	Varanasi (BSB)	Jodhpur (JU)
19321	Indore Rajendra nagar EXP	Indore (INDB)	Rajendra nagar (RJPB)
19322	Rajendra nagar indore EXP	Rajendra Nagar (RJPB)	Indore (INDB)
13238	Kota Patna EXP	Kota (KOTA)	Patna (PNBE)
13237	Patna Kota EXP	Patna (PNBE)	Kota (KOTA)
75111	Ghazipur Varanasi Dmu	Ghazipur city (GCT)	Varanasi (BSB)
75112	Varanasi Ghazipur Dmu	Varanasi (BSB)	Ghazipur (GCT)
19045	Tapti Ganga EXP	Surat (ST)	Chapra (CPR)
19046	Tapti Ganga EXP	Chapra (CPR)	Surat (ST)
14214	Gonda Varanasi intercity EXP	Gonda (GD)	Varanasi (BSB)
14213	Varanasi Gonda Intercity EXP	Varanasi (BSB)	Gonda (GD)
11059	Godan EXP	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)	Chapra (CPR)
11060	Godan Exp	Chapra (CPR)	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)
11056	Godan Exp	Gorakhpur (GKP)	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)
11055	Godan EXP	Mumbai Ltt (LTT)	Gorakhpur (GKP)

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Akbarpur railway station
• Kirakat railway station

References

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