Banaras railway station

Banaras Railway Station (station code: BSBS), formerly known as Manduadih Railway Station, is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. This station, recently renamed to resonate more closely with the city's heritage, has become a key transit point in the North Eastern Railway Zone. Due to high demand at Varanasi Junction, Banaras Station has been upgraded with extensive passenger facilities, making it one of the city's high-amenity stations. The new signboards display the station's name in Hindi, English, Urdu, and Sanskrit, underscoring its cultural significance.

Banaras Manduadih
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh  India
Coordinates	25°17′5″N 82°58′20″E
Elevation	80.71 m (264.8 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section. Prayagraj-Mau-Gorakhpur main line
Platforms	8
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BSBS (formerly MUV)
Zone(s)	North Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Varanasi
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Manduadih railway station
Services
Location Banaras railway station Location within Uttar Pradesh Show map of Uttar Pradesh Banaras railway station Banaras railway station (India) Show map of India

v t e Railways around Varanasi
Legend
km km to Varanasi–Kanpur line to Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line & Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line Chaukhandi 16 18 Babatpur to Varanasi–Faizabad line 12 Birpatti Banaras Locomotive Works NH 56 Banaras 4 6 Lohta Locomotive Workshop 5 Shivpur 0 Varanasi Junction Varanasi City to Varanasi–Chhapra line 11 Kashi Malviya Bridge across the Ganges to Mughalsarai
Source: Google maps

History

The Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur main line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was opened as MG (metre-gauge) railway station in 1906. It is now, NSG-3 Class and Adarsh station. It was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1993–94.^[1][2]

Express trains originating from Banaras

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
12559	Shiv Ganga Express	Banaras	New Delhi
12581	Banaras–New Delhi Superfast Express	Banaras	New Delhi
15103	Gorakhpur–Banaras Intercity Express	Banaras	Gorakhpur Junction
22132	Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express	Banaras	Pune Junction
12946	Banaras Veraval Weekly SF Express	Banaras	Veraval Jn
22535	Rameswaram–Banaras Weekly Express	Banaras	Rameswaram railway station
12168	Banaras–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express	Banaras	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
15125	Kashi Patna Jan Shatabdi Express	Banaras	Patna Junction
18524	Banaras Vishakapatnam Express	Banaras	Vishakapatnam
18612	Banaras–Ranchi Express	Banaras	Ranchi Junction
14257	Kashi Vishwanath Express	Banaras	New Delhi
11108	Bundelkhand Express	Banaras	Gwalior Junction
12946	Banaras-Veraval Weekly SF Express	Banaras	Veraval Junction
16368	Kashi Tamil Sangam Express	Banaras	Kanyakumari
17324	Banaras–Hubballi Express	Banaras	Hubballi
14219	Banaras Agra Cantt Vande Bharat Express	Banaras	Agra Cantonment
22541	Banaras-Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express	Banaras	Anand Vihar

Passenger trains originating from Banaras

Train number	Train name	Origin	Destination
55122	Passenger	Banaras	Bhatni
55150	Passenger	Banaras	Gorakhpur
55125	Passenger	Banaras	Prayagraj Rambag
55127	Passenger	Banaras	Prayagraj Rambag
55129	Passenger	Banaras	Prayagraj Rambag
63230	Passenger (MEMU)	Banaras	Buxar
75107	Passenger (DEMU)	Banaras	Prayagraj Rambag

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Varanasi City railway station
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station
• Kashi railway station
• Kerakat railway station