Padrauna railway station
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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
[edit]Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of 89 metres (292 ft) and was assigned the code – POU.[1] Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway station of kushinagar district because of being the district headquarter.
History
[edit]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.[2]
The Kaptanganj–Thawe section was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2011.[3]
Passengers
[edit]Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Barharaganj towards ?
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North Eastern Railway zone Gorakhpur–Thawe branch line
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Kath Kuiyan towards ?
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| External videos | |
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 Inauguration of broad gauge at Padrauna |
