Varanasi City railway station

Varanasi City railway station is one of the railway stations in Varanasi. It is 4 kilometres Northeast of Varanasi Junction railway station, 10 kilometres northeast of Banaras Hindu University and 23 kilometres southeast of Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Varanasi Junction Railway Station.

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 south of Varanasi City railway station.

Varanasi Junction Railway Station

Railway station

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Varanasi Junction railway station is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi City, Kashi and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction. Varanasi Junction Railway Station is situated 3 km west of Varanasi City railway station.

Gyanvapi Mosque

Mosque

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The Gyanvapi Mosque is a mosque located in Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The site was originally an ancient Hindu temple of Shiva or "Kashi Vishveshwara", one of the twelve sacred Jyotirlingas. Gyanvapi Mosque is situated 2½ km south of Varanasi City railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varanasi and Sigra.

Varanasi

Photo: J Duval, CC BY 2.0.

Varanasi, also known as Banaras or Kashi, is a holy 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 4 km southwest of Varanasi City railway station.

Sarnath

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sarnath is a holy town 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.

Varanasi City railway station

Type: Railway station
Description: Indian railway station
Categories: station located on surface, station, and transport
Location: Sadar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

25.33434° or 25° 20′ 4″ north

Longitude

83.01428° or 83° 0′ 51″ east

Operator

Open location code

7MQ582M7+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7620826935

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

Wikidata ID

Q24930492

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Varanasi City railway station” goes by many names.

Bengali: “বারাণসী সিটি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
Bhojpuri: “वाराणसी सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन”
French: “Varanasi City”
Hindi: “वाराणसी सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन”
Japanese: “ヴァーラーナシー市駅”
Santali: “ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱟᱥᱤ ᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
Tamil: “வாரணாசி நகரத் தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
Urdu: “وارانسی سٹی ریلوے اسٹیشن”
“वाराणसी सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ayushman Hospital and Trauma Centre and City Ideal Hospital.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Varanasi City and Varanasi City.

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