Mau Junction railway station

Mau Junction
मऊ जंक्शन
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location Chandpura Station Road, Mau
India
Coordinates 25°56′30″N 83°33′39″E / 25.94167°N 83.56083°E / 25.94167; 83.56083
Elevation 78 metres (256 ft)
Line(s) Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line
Mau-Barauni LineLine
Platforms 4
Tracks 8
Connections Prepaid Auto cum Taxi Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Station code MAU
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway Zone
Division(s) Varanasi
Fare zone North Eastern Railway Zone
History
Opened 1872 (1872)
Rebuilt 1995 (1995)
Electrified Sanctioned
Location
Mau railway station
Location within Uttar Pradesh

Mau Junction is located in the city of Mau in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important railway station. It falls on Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line. It is well connected to important cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Jaipur, Ranchi, Jaunpur etc. At starting it was a standard gauge line. But in 1992 it converted into Broad Gauge.The present building towards city side was constructed in 1995 during the regime of Kalpnath Rai as a Cabinet Minister in Indian Government. The building is just like copy of Varanasi Junction. In city there are three Rail Over Bridge. In 2015 Railway Budget of India it was decided to improve it as a Terminal Station to avoid rush at Varanasi Junction. Recently Railway Board has decided to establish a new line between Mau Junction to Dildarnagar via Ghazipur. After establishment of this new line Mau will be directly connected to Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. Mau is just 93 km away from Varanasi. At Mau Junction good facilities of catering is available. Accident Relief Department also available at Mau Junction.

Passenger amenities

There are 4 platforms. There are two entries at the station one is Station Road Side and other is City Side. Good Rake point also available at Mau Junction but later it will be shifted to Pipridih or Khurhat and rake point will be converted to platforms after development as a Terminal Station.

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