Dildarnagar Junction railway station

Dildarnagar Junction railway station is a railway station in Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, which caters 10,000 passengers to their destinations. It is the busiest railway station in the Ghazipur district. It is the junction where the Dildarnagar–Tarighat branch line is separated from Delhi-Howrah line. Ghazipur is now well supplied with railways. For many years the main line of the East Indian Railway, which crosses the District south of the Ganges, was the only line; a branch was subsequently made from Dildarnagar to Tari Ghat. Hussainabad is a Heart of Dildarnagar.[1][2]

Dildarnagar Junction
Indian Railway station
View of Dildarnagar Junction
LocationDildarnagar, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates25.4194°N 83.6682°E / 25.4194; 83.6682
Elevation72 metres (236 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Howrah-Delhi main line
Dildarnagar–Tarighat branch line
Platforms4
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
Station codeDLN
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
Fare zoneEast Central Railway
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers15,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Usia Khas Halt
towards Patna, Howrah
Howrah-Delhi main line
Darauli
TerminusDildarnagar–Tarighat branch line
Sarahula Halt
towards Tarighat
Location
Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Location within India
Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Dildarnagar Junction railway station (Uttar Pradesh)

History

A branch line from Dildarnagar was constructed as a provincial state railway. This branch with a station at Nagsar and its terminus at Tarighat was opened on the south bank of Ganga, opposite Ghazipur 19.31 km (12.00 mi) from Dildarnagar.

Location

It is located near the Usia and Raksahan stadium in Dildarnagar. A rail overbridge is also there (bearing the same name).

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References

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