Dildarnagar Junction railway station explained

Dildarnagar Junction
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Dildarnagar, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:72m (236feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:East Central Railway
Line:Howrah–Delhi main line
Dildarnagar–Ghazipur branch line
Platform:4
Tracks:5
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Available
Electrified:Yes
Zone:East Central Railway
Passengers:15,000 per day
Map State:collapsed
Map Type:India#India Uttar Pradesh
Map Dot Label:Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Map Size:300

Dildarnagar Junction railway station is a railway station in Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. It serves 10,000 passengers, making it the busiest railway station in the Ghazipur district. It is the junction where the Dildarnagar–Tarighat branch line is separated from Howrah–Delhi main line. For many years the main line of the East Indian Railway which crosses the District south of the Ganges was the only line, but a branch was subsequently made from Dildarnagar to Tarighat.[1] [2]

History

A branch line from Dildarnagar was constructed as a provincial state railway in year 1862. This branch with a station at Nagsar and its terminus at Tarighat was opened on the south bank of Ganga, opposite Ghazipur from Dildarnagar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khan . Mohammad Rashid . Trains to Dildarnagar Station – 65 Arrivals ECR/East Central Zone – Railway Enquiry . India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: Dildarnagar Jn Railway Station (DLN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry . NDTV .