Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station (Mughalsarai Junction renamed)

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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station is a major railway junction in Uttar Pradesh, India, renamed from Mughalsarai Junction in honor of the politician and ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway junction
railway station
category A-category station of Indian Railways
country India
electrified yes
formerName Mughalsarai Junction
formerStationCode MGS
hasFacility book stalls
electronic display boards
food stalls
foot overbridges
loco shed
parking
passenger reservation system
railway yard
retiring rooms
waiting rooms
importance major junction on Howrah–Delhi route
one of the busiest railway yards in India
locatedIn Chandauli district
linked to: Chandauli

Mughalsarai
Uttar Pradesh
locatedNear Varanasi
namedAfter Deendayal Upadhyaya
opened 1862
operator Indian Railways
ownedBy Indian Railways
platformCount 8
railwayDivision Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway division
railwayDivisionHQ Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway division
railwayLine DDU–Kanpur section
DDU–Patna section
Gaya–DDU section
Grand Chord
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
railwayZone East Central Railway zone
railwayZoneHistory East Indian Railway Company
renamingApprovedBy Government of India
serves Mughalsarai
Varanasi region
stationCode DDU
structureType standard on-ground station
timeZone IST
trackGauge broad gauge
UTCOffset +05:30

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Deendayal Upadhyaya commemoratedBy Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station (Mughalsarai Junction renamed)