Jaunpur City railway station

25°46′N 82°41′E / 25.76°N 82.69°E / 25.76; 82.69Owned byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Varanasi–Jaunpur–Ayodhya–Lucknow line
Aunrihar–Kerakat–Jaunpur line
Jaunpur–Prayagraj Line
Jaunpur–Sultanpur line
Jaunpur Janghai Pratapgarh line
Jaunpur Shahganj Azamgarh Mau linePlatforms3Tracks5ConnectionsBus stand, Taxi stand, Auto standConstructionStructure typeStandard ground-level stationOther informationStatusActiveStation codeJOP Zone(s) Northern Railway zone Division(s) Lucknow NRHistoryOpened1872; 152 years ago (1872) (Oudh & Rohilkund Railway opened line from Benaras to Lucknow)
1904; 120 years ago (1904) (Bengal And North Western Railway opened line from Aunrihar to Jaunpur Via Kerakat)ElectrifiedYesPassengers20000 Services

Location
Jaunpur Junction railway station Location within Uttar Pradesh

Jaunpur City railway station is one of the railway stations in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the southwest side of the city about 5 km from Jaunpur Junction railway station. This station is under the administration of Northern Railway zone's Lucknow division and Varanasi–Jaunpur–Sultanpur–Lucknow line.^[1] It is the cleanest railway station in whole city compared to Jaunpur Junction, Zafarabad Junction, Shahganj Junction and Janghai Junction.

Overview

There are three platforms at this station. Station code is JOP. About 36 trains halt at this station. Jaunpur City Station (JOP) is well connected with Chandigarh, Jammu, Jaipur, Ahemadabad, Delhi, Howrah, Indore, Bhopal, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow, Agra, Jhansi, Kanpur and Kamakhya.

There are 3 Platforms, 4 Railway Tracks, 1 Snack Store, Waiting hall, Multi Toilets, Parking and a park as well. Recently an overbridge was built on railway crossing near city station on Jaunpur- Mariyahu Road to avoid traffic caused by arrival and departure of trains.

See also

• Northern Railway zone
• Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
• Kerakat railway station
• Varanasi Junction

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