Chunar Junction | |
Type: | Indian Railways junction station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Chunar, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh |
Elevation: | 85m (279feet) |
Line: | DDU–Kanpur, Chunar–Chopan |
Structure: | Standard on ground |
Platform: | 5 |
Tracks: | 8 |
Parking: | No |
Bicycle: | No |
Electrified: | 1965–66 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | North Central Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
Map Type: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Map Size: | 300 |
Chunar Junction railway station (station code:- CAR) is on the DDU–Kanpur section of the Howrah-New Delhi Main Line. A single electrified line goes for Chopan of the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Mirzapur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Chunar and the surrounding areas.
The Howrah–Delhi line of East Indian Railway Company was ready up to Naini in 1864 and after the Old Naini Bridge was completed through trains started running in 1865–66.[1]
The 79.070NaN0-long broad gauge Chunar–Chopan line was constructed in 1954.[2]
The Dagmagpur–Cheoki section was electrified in 1965–66.[3]