Mau Junction railway station

Mau Junction is a terminal station located in the city of Mau in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It falls on Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line . An important station of the region, it is well connected to important cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow,Aligarh, Kanpur, Allahabad, Jaipur, Ranchi, Varanasi, etc.

Mau Junction
Regional rail and Light rail station
LocationChandpura Station Road, Mau
India
Coordinates25°56′30″N 83°33′39″E
Elevation78 metres (256 ft)
Line(s)Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line
Lucknow-Mau-Barauni Line
Mau-Ghazipur-Dildarnagar main line
Mau-Mughal Sarai-Line.
Platforms6
Tracks15
ConnectionsPrepaid Auto cum Taxi Stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusOperating
Station codeMAU
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway Zone
Division(s) Varanasi
Fare zoneNorth Eastern Railway Zone
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Rebuilt1995 (1995)
Electrified2020 (2020)
Location
Mau railway station
Location within Uttar Pradesh

Background

At starting it was a metre gauge line. But in 1992 it converted into Broad Gauge.The present building towards city side was constructed in 1995 during the regime of Kalpnath Rai as a Cabinet Minister in Indian Government. The building is just like copy of Varanasi Junction.

Development

In 2015 Railway Budget of India it was decided to improve it as a Terminal Station to avoid rush at Varanasi Junction. Recently Railway Board has decided to establish a new line between Mau Junction to Dildarnagar via Ghazipur. After establishment of this new line Mau will be directly connected to Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. Mau is just 93 km away from Varanasi. Mau-Shahganj Railway line was started in 1901. [1]

Passenger amenities

There are 4 platforms. After Aunrihar-Bhatni section and Mau-Shahganj section doubling the number of platforms will be 08. There are two entries at the station one is Station Road Side and other is City Side. Goods Rake point also available at Mau Junction but later it will be shifted to Khurhat and rake point will be converted to platforms after development as a Terminal Station.

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See also
  • Allahabad Junction
  • Varanasi Junction
  • Mau Express
  • Kerakat Railway Station

References
  1. http://hausla.net/view.php?article=2040&news=%D9%85%D8%A6%D9%88-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%81%20%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AC%20%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%DB%92%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%92%20%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%B9%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%20%DA%A9%DB%8C%20%DA%A9%DB%81%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%C2%A0
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