Owned by Indian Railways Parking No Elevation 84 m Platforms in use 8 | Structure type Standard on ground Opened 1862 Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location Mughalsarai - 232101, Uttar Pradesh
India Operated by East Central Railway zone Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Gaya-Mughalsarai section
Mughalsarai-Kanpur section
Grand Chord
Patna-Mughalsarai section
Mughalsarai-Varanasi-Lucknow section Address Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh 232101 Similar Varanasi Junction railway st, Patna Junction railway st, Allahabad Junction railway st, Kanpur Central railway st, Asansol Junction railway st | ||
Mughalsarai Junction railway station (station code MGS) is an Indian Railways railway station in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the fourth busiest railway junction in India. The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia.
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History
The East Indian Railway Company started connecting Delhi and Howrah from the mid nineteenth century. In 1862, the railway tracks crossed Mughalsarai and reached the western bank of the Yamuna. The through link to Delhi was established in 1866. The Grand Chord was commissioned in 1906.
The Dufferin Bridge across the Ganges was opened in 1887, connecting Mughalsarai to Varanasi.
Electrification
The Gaya-Mughalsarai sector was electrified in 1961-63. Mughalsarai yard was electrified in 1963-65.
Marshalling yard
Mughalsarai marshalling yard is the largest in Asia. It is 12.5 km long and handles around 1, 500 wagons daily. Wagon handling has come down after the railways discontinued piecemeal loading. At its peak, it handled 5,000 wagons a day.
Sheds and workshops
Mughal Sarai diesel loco shed is home to WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDS-5 diesel locos. There was a Northern Railway diesel loco shed at Mughalsarai. It was decommissioned in 2001. Mughalsarai electric loco shed can hold more than 150 electric locos. Amongst them are WAM-4, WAP-4 and more than 70 WAG-7 locos. Kanpur Central electric loco shed accommodates WAP-4 and WAG-7 electric locos.
The largest wagon repair workshop of Indian Railways is located at Mughalsarai.
Passenger movement
Mughalsarai is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
Amenities
Mughalsarai railway station has 2 AC, 4 non-AC retiring rooms, and a ten-bedded non-AC dormitory. It has a food plaza and a ‘Jan Aahar’ (affordable food) facility. The station has ATMs of nationalized banks.