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Dildarnagar Junction railway station

Dildarnagar Junction
Indian Railway
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View of Dildarnagar Junction
Location Dildarnagar, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 25°25′10″N 83°40′06″E / 25.4194°N 83.6682°E / 25.4194; 83.6682Coordinates: 25°25′10″N 83°40′06″E / 25.4194°N 83.6682°E / 25.4194; 83.6682
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Platforms 4
Tracks 5
Construction
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Other information
Station code DLN
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
Electrified Yes
Previous names East Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers 15,000 per day

Dildarnagar Junction railway station is the railway station in Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh which caters 10,000 passengers to their destinations. It is the busiest railway station in the Ghazipur district.

It is the junction where the Dildarnagar/Tarighat line is separated from Delhi-Howrah Line. Ghazipur is now well supplied with railways. For many years the main line of the East Indian Railway, which crosses the District south of the Ganges, was the only line ; a branch was subsequently made from Dildarnagar to Tari Ghat.

A branch line from Dildarnagar was constructed as a provincial state railway.This branch with a station at nagsar and its terminus at Tarighat was opened on the south bank of ganga,opposite ghazipur 19.31 km (12.00 mi) from Dildarnagar.

It is located near the Usia and Raksahan stadium in Dildarnagar. A rail overbridge is also there (bearing the same name).


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