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BSB/Varanasi Junction (11 PFs)
Local Name: Cantt
वाराणसी जंक्शन
وارانسی جنکشن

Track: Double Electric-Line

Updated: Sep 10 (18:24)
Varanasi Junction (BSB) is a major railway station in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located near the Chaudhari Charan Singh bus stand and offers a wide range of amenities including waiting rooms, food stalls, and ATMs. The station is a bustling hub, frequented by pilgrims visiting the holy city of Varanasi and tourists exploring its rich cultural heritage.

Tourism

Kashi Vishwanath Temple: One of the holiest temples in Hinduism, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Sarnath: An important Buddhist pilgrimage site where Buddha delivered his first sermon.
Dhamek Stupa: A magnificent stupa built by Emperor Ashoka, marking the site of Buddha's first sermon.
Tulsi Manas Mandir: A beautiful temple dedicated to Lord Rama, built by Sant Tulsi Das.
Manikarnika Ghat: A sacred ghat on the Ganges River, where Hindus perform last rites.

Food

Kashi Chaat Bhandar: Famous for its delectable street food and chaat.
Annapurna Restaurant: Serves traditional Indian vegetarian cuisine.
Shree Ram Restaurant: Offers a wide range of vegetarian thalis and snacks.
Baba Chaat: Renowned for its delicious chaat and street food.
Brijwasi: Popular for its vegetarian sweets and snacks.

Station Address

Near Chaudhari Charan Singh bus stand, Railwayganj Colony, Varanasi, Pin - 221002
State: Uttar Pradesh
Elevation: 77 m above sea level
Type: Junction   Category: NSG-1
Zone: NR/Northern   Division: Lucknow Charbagh NR
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Number of Platforms: 11
Number of Halting Trains: 237
Number of Originating Trains: 30
Number of Terminating Trains: 30
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BCY/Varanasi City 3 km     BSBS/Banaras 4 km     KEI/Kashi 5 km     LOT/Lohta 6 km     SOP/Shivpur 6 km     BHLP/Bhulanpur 6 km     SRNT/Sarnath 10 km     HDT/Hardattpur 11 km     VYN/Vyasnagar 11 km     BRPT/Birapatti 12 km    
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DGHR 1
DLI 1
DURG 1
DWR 1
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GHY 1
GKP 1
GNC 1
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JU 1
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KGQ 1
KLBG 1
KOP 1
KURJ 1
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NCJ 1
OKHA 1
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DADN-KYQ Express, NR/LKO ka Aatank.

So, for some urgent work, I had to return home to Varanasi from Lucknow. The original plan was to return via Ekatmata Express, but due to some unforeseen circumstances with my Thar, I had to return back from midway to the station.

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another hour, another plan. The 19305, DADN-KYQ Express suited me the best, so I booked the tickets in current availability. Hopped on an Uber and that was the fastest commute in my entire journey, reached Charbagh from Ekana in just over 20 minutes.

The train was on time till Kanpur, and as soon as it entered NR, it instantly got late. Still, I hoped the delay would not exceed 45 minutes. But the great NR/LKO. They were playing with a GM saloon and two ALCos on the PF-2 where the train was supposed to be received.

Shaheed Express was taken on the vacant PF-3 first, and when the ALCos finally got done with the parking simulator, Bagh Express was received on PF-2. And while it was a pleasant surprise to see coach display indicators on LKO, they were working with a mind of their own. Data of my still nowhere to be seen train was displayed while Bagh was on PF-2. And that of Shaheed started being displayed after it's departure.

Finally, after a delay of 1.5 hours, the train arrived on PF-3 and departed after accumulating a few more minutes of delay. But here comes something I hadn't expected from NR/LKO even in my dreams. The train reached SLN in around 1hr 20min, averaging more than 100kmph. And covered SLN-JOP in around 50 minutes, again an average of 100kmph. Now I was sure, we'd reach Varanasi before 11:30.

And then started typical NR behavior. The train was halted at every station to let the freights gain some progress, even though we were still late, officially. And finally the train was halted at Babatpur because operational block was taken. A totally avoidable situation, had they run the train on the schedule it was running.

The train halted there for almost an hour. Another block was scheduled if the previous one didn't work (they were welding the tracks), and exactly the same thing happened. But somehow we were allowed to proceed, supposedly because the train was full of people appearing for some exam, and they got agitated. The train was halted yet again at Shivpur and Varanasi outers.

At this point I was so annoyed, I deboarded and started walking towards the station. I boarded back when the train started crawling towards the station. Finally it reached BSB around 2 hours late. ½ hour of gained delay, even with a track-burning run, and a heavy slack in last 50km.

You can trust a wolf to guard the sheep, but can't trust NR to reach somewhere on time. Attached here are some pictures I took while waiting for my train. Well, except for the train I was traveling in.

P.S. Farakka is still displayed as MLDT-NDLS at BSB. And while the train boards are still printed and handwritten, CDO/KIR has taken extra steps to paint ER again wherever it had been peeled off. They're surely reading some blogs here.

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रेलवे प्रशासन द्वारा आगामी त्यौहारों के मौसम में यात्रियों की होने वाली अतिरिक्त भीड़ को ध्यान में रखते हुए भीड़ को कम करने के लिए यात्रियों की मांग पर लखनऊ–छपरा के मध्य एक जोड़ी वन्देभारत स्पेशल एक्सप्रेस वाया वाराणसी, सुरेमनपुर, बलिया एवं गाजीपुर सिटी चलाने का निर्णय लिया गया है। आरक्षित वन्देभारत स्पेशल एक्सप्रेस गाड़ी का संचलन लखनऊ तथा छपरा से 25 अक्टूबर से 08 नवम्बर 2024 तक 13 फेरों के लिये किया जायेगा।


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संपर्क अधिकारी, वाराणसी अशोक कुमार ने बताया कि गाड़ी सं-02270 लखनऊ-छपरा वन्देभारत स्पेशल एक्सप्रेस गाड़ी 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 अक्टूबर 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08 नवम्बर,2024 तक लखनऊ से 14:15 बजे, प्रस्थान कर सुल्तानपुर से 16:05/16:07 बजे,वाराणसी जं से 18:20/18:25 बजे,गाजीपुर सिटी से 19:33/19:35 बजे,बलिया से 20:23/20:25 बजे,सुरेमनपुर से 20:55/20:57 बजे छपरा 21:30 बजे पहुँचेगी।

वापसी यात्रा में गाड़ी सं-02269 छपरा–लखनऊ वन्देभारत स्पेशल एक्सप्रेस 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 अक्टूबर एवं 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08 नवम्बर,2024 तक छपरा से 23:00 बजे प्रस्थान कर सुरेमनपुर से 23:35/23:37 बजे दूसरे दिन बलिया से 00:05/00:07 बजे,गाजीपुर सिटी से 00:59/01:01 बजे,वाराणसी जं 02:30/02:35 बजे सुल्तानपुर से 04:48/04:50 बजे छूटकर 06:30 बजे लखनऊ पहुँचेगी।
इस आरक्षित गाड़ी की संरचना में 08 कोच की वन्देभारत रेक होगी।
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प्रशासन द्वारा यात्रियों की सुविधा हेतु उत्तर रेलवे लखनऊ मण्डल से होकर गुजरने वाली निम्न त्योहार विशेष गाड़ी के संचालन करने का निर्णय लिया गया है, जिसका विवरण निम्नवत है-

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