Padrauna railway station

Padrauna railway station
Regional rail station
General information
Location	Station Road, Padrauna, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	26°53′51″N 83°58′59″E
Elevation	89 metres (292 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Gorakhpur–Siwan(Via Thawe)
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Connections	Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	NO
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	POU
Zone(s)	North Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Varanasi
History
Opened	1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Previous names	Bengal and North Western Railway Northern Railway
Location Padrauna railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh

Padrauna railway station is on the Gorakhpur–Thawe line. It is about 77 km from Gorakhpur railway station and is situated towards its north-eastern part. It is situated about 20 km from Kushinagar, an international tourist and religious spot for Buddhists. It serves Padrauna city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Railway station

Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of 89 metres (292 ft) and was assigned the code – POU.^[1] Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway station of kushinagar district because of being the district headquarter.

History

Bengal and North Western Railway constructed the 79 mi (127 km) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line from Siwan to Kaptanganj in 1907.^[2]

The Kaptanganj–Thawe section was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2011.^[3]

Passengers

Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.^[4]

References

1. "Arrivals at Padrauna". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
2. "Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
3. "Indian Railways: A Historical Perspective". North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
4. "Padrauna". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

External links

• Trains at Padrauna

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Barharaganj towards ?		North Eastern Railway zone Gorakhpur–Thawe branch line		Kath Kuiyan towards ?

External videos
Inauguration of broad gauge at Padrauna