Owned by Indian Railways Parking Yes Opened 2008 Owner Indian Railways | Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 227 m Phone 098765 43210 Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location Bamitha Khajuraho Road (near NH 75), Khajuraho, Distt. Chhatarapur, Madhya Pradesh
India Operated by North Central Railway zone Line(s) Allahabad-Jabalpur section Address Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh 471606 Similar Udaipur City railway station, Jhansi Junction railway st, Gwalior Junction railway st, Dabra railway station, Dholpur Junction railway st | ||
Khajuraho railway station
Khajuraho railway station is located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh and serves as an entry point for the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, medieval Hindu famous for their erotic sculptures. Between 950 and 1150, the Chandela monarchs built these temples.
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History
The Jhansi-Manikpur line was opened in 1889 by Indian Midland Railway. A branch line linking Khajuraho to Mahoba on the Jhansi-Manikpur line was inaugurated in 2008. Khajuraho is linked by train to Jhansi on the Delhi-Chennai line and Kanpur on the Howrah-Delhi line.
Amenities
There is a cloak room at Khajuraho railway station where one can leave one's luggage for a nominal payment. Small shops sell Khajuraho local maps.
Passenger movement
Khajuraho railway station handles around 3,000 passengers every day.
As of 2016 January, it is connected by a daily train to Delhi via Mahoba, Jhansi and Gwalior. It is also connected by a daily train that connects it to Agra, Jaipur and Udaipur. A local daily train also connects to Kanpur and Varanasi is connected thrice a week.