Malviya Bridge
Malviya Bridge, inaugurated in 1887, is a double decker bridge over the Ganges at Varanasi. It carries rail track on lower deck and road on the upper deck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in India
- Also known as: “Dufferin Bridge” and “Mālvīya Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kashi railway station and Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Kashi railway station
Railway station
Kashi railway station is one of the railway stations in Varanasi district. It is 6 kilometres east of Varanasi Junction railway station, 11 kilometres North-West of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station and 26 kilometres South-East of Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. Kashi railway station is situated 560 metres northwest of Malviya Bridge.
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Hindu temple
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Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines. Kashi Vishwanath Temple is situated 2½ km southwest of Malviya Bridge.
Gyanvapi Mosque
Mosque
The Gyanvapi Mosque is a mosque located in Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The mosque was constructed in c. 1678 CE, a decade after Aurangzeb's demolition of the Hindu temple of Shiva or Kashi Vishwanath that was then on the site. Gyanvapi Mosque is situated 2½ km southwest of Malviya Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varanasi and Sigra.
Varanasi
Varanasi, once known as Benares or Banaras and Kashi, is a city at the banks of the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India. Being the most sacred city in Hinduism and Jainism, and important in the history of Buddhism, Varanasi is India's most important pilgrimage destination.
Sigra
Locality
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Sigra is an urban locality in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The residence of the Mayor of Varanasi is also located on Ghanti Mill Road in Sigra. Sigra is situated 5 km west of Malviya Bridge.
Sarnath
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Sarnath is a small village in Uttar Pradesh, India, about 13 km north-east of Varanasi. It's famous as the site of the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma and also where the original Sangha was formed.
Malviya Bridge
- Categories: double-decker bridge, road-rail bridge, and transportation
- Location: Sadar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bhojpuri to Malayalam—“Malviya Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bhojpuri: “राजघाट पुल”
- Czech: “Most Malvía”
- Dutch: “Malviya Bridge”
- Hindi: “मालवीय पुल”
- Malayalam: “മാളവ്യ പാലം”
- “राजघाट पुल”
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