Padrauna railway station explained

Padrauna railway station
Type: Regional rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Station Road, Padrauna, Uttar Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:89m (292feet)
Line:Gorakhpur–Siwan(Via Thawe)
Other:Taxi stand
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:3
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:NO
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:North Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Bengal and North Western Railway
Northern Railway
Map Type:India Uttar Pradesh
Map Dot Label:Padrauna railway station
Map Size:280

Padrauna railway station is on the GorakhpurThawe line. It is about 77 km from Gorakhpur railway station and is situated towards its north-eastern part. It is situated about 20 km from Kushinagar, an international tourist and religious spot for Buddhists. It serves Padrauna city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Railway station

Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of 89m (292feet) and was assigned the code – POU.[1] Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway station of kushinagar district because of being the district headquarter.

History

Bengal and North Western Railway constructed the 790NaN0 long -wide metre-gauge line from Siwan to Kaptanganj in 1907.[2]

The Kaptanganj–Thawe section was converted to broad gauge in 2011.[3]

Passengers

Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arrivals at Padrauna. indiarailinfo. 3 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway . 22 June 2013 .
  3. Web site: Indian Railways: A Historical Perspective . North Eastern Railway . 22 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109151138/http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C338%2C637 . 9 January 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Padrauna . Indian Rail Enquiry . 22 June 2013 .