Owned by Indian Railways Structure type Standard on ground Opened 1880 Owner Indian Railways Tracks 13 | Operated by North Central Railway Parking Yes Elevation 260 m Platforms in use 7 | |
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Location Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
India Line(s) New Delhi-Mumbai CST
Agra-Bhopal section
Delhi-Chennai line
Jhansi-Kanpur section
Jhansi-Manikpur-Allahabad section
Jhansi-Sawai Madhopur section (proposed) Address Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284003 Similar Gwalior Junction railway st, Agra Cantonment railway st, Bhopal Junction railway st, Kanpur Central railway st, Mathura Junction railway st |
Jhansi junction biggest station of ncr indian rail
Jhansi Junction is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest and largest railway stations in India. It is a major intercity hub and a technical stoppage for many superfast trains in India. Jhansi has its own division in the North Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It lies on the main Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Mumbai line. The station code is JHS.
Contents
- Jhansi junction biggest station of ncr indian rail
- History
- Connectivity
- Demand for new trains
- Facilities
- Trains boarding from Jhansi Junction Railway station
- Longest Railway Platforms in the world
- References
History
The railway station was built by the British in the late 1880s. After a long survey of three places the current site was selected for the station. The station has a massive fort-like building painted in maroon and off white.
The station had three platforms in the beginning. ( Platform One is 2,525 feet (770 m) long making it the fifth longest in the world. It could easily handle two trains at a time (Same are the cases with platforms two and three).)
Jhansi Junction was the focal point for The Indian Midland Railways Company which laid down lines radially in all directions from Jhansi Junction and managed the large workshop at Jhansi.
The first Shatabdi Express of India started between New Delhi and Jhansi.
Earlier Jhansi used to be a part of Central railways zone headquartered at Mumbai but now comes under North Central Railway Zone headquartered at Allahabad.
Connectivity
Jhansi Junction is linked with many industrial and important cities of India by direct trains like New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jammu, Agra, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, etc.
Jhansi Junction is served by 4 broad gauge routes:
- To Delhi - Mumbai
- To Delhi-Chennai
- To Jhansi - Kanpur Central
- To Bina - Bhopal
- To Khajuraho - Manikpur
There is an ongoing survey for a new line between Jhansi Junction and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh which would be further connected to Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur.
Many prestigious Indian Railways trains pass through Jhansi, including the
Jhansi is an important destination for tourists intending to go to Khajuraho, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Orchha.
Demand for new trains
Facilities
Trains boarding from Jhansi Junction Railway station
- 12279/12280 Jhansi Hazrat Nizamuddin(Delhi) Taj Express.
- 11109/11110 Jhansi Lucknow Junction Intercity Express.
- 11103/11104 Jhansi Bandra Terminus(Mumbai) Express.(via Gwalior,Ujjain,Ratlam,Surat
- 11105/11106 Jhansi Kolkata Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express.(via Kanpur, Patna)
- 11801/11802 Jhansi etawah express
- 21125/21126 Jhansi Gwalior Indore Express
- 51815/51816 Jhansi Agra Fort Passenger
- 51831/51832 Jhansi Agra Cantt Passenger
- 51803/51804 Jhansi Kanpur Central Passenger
- 54157/54158 Jhansi Kanpur Central Passenger
- 51813/51814 Jhansi Lucknow Charbagh Passenger
- 51807/51808 Jhansi Banda Passenger
- 54159/54160 Jhansi Banda Passenger
- 51805/51806 Jhansi Manikpur Passenger
- 51819/51820 Jhansi Allahabad Jn Passenger
- 51817/51818 Jhansi Tikamgarh Passenger
- 51821/51822 Jhansi Khajuraho Passenger
- 51811/51812 Jhansi Bina Passenger
- 51827/51828 Jhansi Itarsi Nagpur Passenger
and several other passengers and shuttles trains connecting Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra Cantt, Allahabad,Manikpur, Banda Jn,Khajuraho, Tikamgarh,Bhopal,Bina and Itarsi.
Longest Railway Platforms in the world
The longest railway platforms are:
- Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh, India:1,366.33 m (4,483 ft) (longest in the world)
- Kollam Junction, Kerala, India:1,180.5 m (3,873 ft)
- Kharagpur, West Bengal, India: 1,072.5 m (3,519 ft)
- State Street subway, Chicago, Illinois, US: 1,067 m (3,501 ft) (longest in North America)
- Bilaspur railway station, Chhattisgarh, India: 802 m (2,631 ft)
- Cheriton Shuttle Terminal, Folkestone, United Kingdom: 791 m (2,595 ft) (longest in Europe)
- Jhansi Junction, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India: 770 m (2,526 ft)
- East Perth railway station, Perth, Western Australia: 770 m (2,526 ft) (longest in Australia)
- Kalgoorlie railway station, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: 760 m (2,493 ft)
- Sonepur railway station, Sonepur, Bihar, India: 738 m (2,421 ft)
- Nabadwip Dham railway station, Nadia, West Bengal, India 720 m (2,362 ft)
- Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: 708 m (2,323 ft)
- Port Pirie, South Australia: 701 m (2,300 ft)
- East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong: longest platform with platform screen doors: 300 m (984 ft)