Padrauna railway station
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Padrauna
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| Indian Railway Station | |
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| Location | Station Road, Padrauna, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 26°53′51″N 83°58′59″E / 26.8975°N 83.9831°ECoordinates: 26°53′51″N 83°58′59″E / 26.8975°N 83.9831°E |
| Elevation | 89 metres (292 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Eastern Railway |
| Line(s) | Gorakhpur-Thawe |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Connections | Taxi stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | NO |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | POU |
| Division(s) | Varanasi railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Previous names | Bengal and North Western Railway Northern Railway |
| Location | |
 Inauguration of broad gauge at Padrauna
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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 in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Padrauna railway station is at an elevation of 89 metres (292 ft) and was assigned the code – POU. Many of the special train runs via Padrauna 05008 howrah ramnagar 05115 chhapra anand vihar via tamkuhi road, padrauna, Gorakhpur jn 05717 katihar jalandar express viaPadrauna, kaptanganj jn Many of the trains will also be introduced in the coming rail budget Padrauna railway station is one of the important railway of kushinagar district Because of being the district headquarter
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.
The Kaptanganj-Thawe section was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 2011.
Padrauna railway station handles around 18,000 passengers every day.
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