Jhansi Junction railway station

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Jhansi Junction is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest and largest railway stations in India. It is a major intercity hub and a technical stoppage for many superfast trains in India. Jhansi has its own division in the North Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It lies on the main Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Mumbai line. The station code is JHS. The Station Director is Girish Kanchan. Vivaan Solar, a Gwalior based company has won contract to install a total of 1.5 MW rooftop solar power project at the wagon repair workshop of Jhansi Junction railway station. The company will install rooftop solar panels on production sheds and service buildings of the complex.

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History

The railway station was built by the British in the late 1880s. After a long survey of three places the current site was selected for the station. The station has a massive fort-like building painted in maroon and off white.

The station had three platforms in the beginning. ( Platform One is 2,525 feet (770 m) long making it the fifth longest in the India. It could easily handle two trains at a time (Same are the cases with platforms two and three).)

Jhansi Junction was the focal point for The Indian Midland Railways Company which laid down lines radially in all directions from Jhansi Junction and managed the large workshop at Jhansi.

The first Shatabdi Express of India started between New Delhi and Jhansi.

Earlier Jhansi used to be a part of Central railways zone headquartered at Mumbai but now comes under North Central Railway Zone headquartered at Allahabad. The First Station director of Jhansi Station is Girish Kanchan.

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Connectivity

Jhansi Junction is linked with many industrial and important cities of India by direct trains like New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jammu, Agra, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad,Banda etc.

Jhansi Junction is served by 4 broad gauge routes:

1. To Delhi - Mumbai
2. To Delhi - Chennai
3. To Jhansi - Kanpur Central
4. To Bina - Bhopal
5. To Khajuraho - Manikpur

There is an ongoing survey for a new line between Jhansi Junction and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh which would be further connected to Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur.

Many prestigious Indian Railways trains pass through Jhansi, including the,( Gatiman Express)

• Shatabdi Express,
• Rajdhani Expresses,
• Taj Express (Origines from Jhansi),
• Tamil Nadu Express,
• Kerala Express,
• Telangana Express,
• Bhopal Express,
• Dakshin Express,
• Pushpak Express,
• Bundelkhand Express,
• Goa Express.
• Duronto express.

Jhansi is an important destination for tourists intending to go to Khajuraho, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Orchha.

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Demand for new trains

• Night train between Jhansi and New Delhi.
• Intercity to Allahabad via Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakoot.
• Janshatabdi/Intercity to Jabalpur or Katni to link Jhansi to south Bundelkhand cities like Sagar and Damoh daily.
• extension of Agra Fort Ahmedabad express to Jhansi.
• extension of Jaipur Agra Shatabdi to Jhansi .it would provide superfast connectivity to foreign tourists for Khajuraho
• A weekly train to Guwahati.
• A weekly express to Jodhpur.
• A Daily superfast train to Lokmanya tilak terminus via Bhopal, Bhusaval on Rani Laxmi Bai Name.
• A weekly superfast train to Lokmanya tilak terminus via Bhopal, Bhusaval on Shivaji Name.
• A weekly train to Katra Jammu.
• A train to Dehradun

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Facilities

• Jhansi Junction has 8 platforms, 4 broad over-bridges. Due to heavy usage, two new platforms are planned, increasing the total to 11.
• Five pairs of the Rajdhani Express as well as the Bhopal - New Delhi Shatabdi Express pass through Jhansi. Three pairs of Duronto Express also have their stoppages at Jhansi. All state Sampark Krantis passing through Jhansi have official stops at Jhansi. In all more than 150 trains stop at Jhansi Junction every day.
• Free Internet Connectivity and Wifi station by RailWire for the first half an hour.
• The station also features a La-festa restaurant.
• Executive Class & Class II air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned waiting rooms facility available.
• A Cyber cafe, and tourist information offices of both the Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh governments.
• Cloack room booking of reservation and non reserved tickets platform tickets available.

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Trains boarding from Jhansi Junction Railway station

1. 12279/12280 Jhansi Hazrat Nizamuddin Taj Express.
2. 11109/11110 Jhansi Lucknow Intercity Express.
3. 11103/11104 Jhansi - Bandra Terminus Express (via Gwalior, Ujjain, Ratlam, Surat
4. 11105/11106 Jhansi Kolkata Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express(via Kanpur, Patna)
5. 11801/11802 Jhansi - Etawah Link Express
6. 51815/51816 Jhansi Agra Fort Passenger
7. 51831/51832 Jhansi Agra Cantt Passenger
8. 51803/51804 Jhansi Kanpur Central Passenger
9. 54157/54158 Jhansi Kanpur Central Passenger
10. 51813/51814 Jhansi Lucknow Charbagh Passenger
11. 51807/51808 Jhansi Banda Passenger
12. 54159/54160 Jhansi Banda Passenger
13. 51805/51806 Jhansi Manikpur Passenger
14. 51819/51820 Jhansi Allahabad Jn Passenger
15. 51817/51818 Jhansi Tikamgarh Passenger
16. 51821/51822 Jhansi Khajuraho Passenger
17. 51811/51812 Jhansi Bina Passenger
18. 51827/51828 Jhansi Itarsi Nagpur Passenger

and several other passengers and shuttles trains connecting Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra Cantt, Allahabad,Manikpur, Banda Jn,Khajuraho, Tikamgarh,Bhopal,Bina and Itarsi.

Longest railway platforms in the world

The longest railway platforms are:

1. Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh, India:1,366.33 m (4,483 ft) (longest in the world)
2. Kollam Junction, Kerala, India:1,180.5 m (3,873 ft)
3. Kharagpur, West Bengal, India: 1,072.5 m (3,519 ft)
4. State Street subway, Chicago, Illinois, US: 1,067 m (3,501 ft) (longest in North America)
5. Bilaspur railway station, Chhattisgarh, India: 802 m (2,631 ft)
6. Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal, Folkestone, England: 791 m (2,595 ft) (longest in Europe)
7. Jhansi Junction, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India: 770 m (2,526 ft)
8. East Perth railway station, Perth, Western Australia: 770 m (2,526 ft) (longest in Australia)
9. Kalgoorlie railway station, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: 760 m (2,493 ft)
10. Sonepur railway station, Sonepur, Bihar, India: 738 m (2,421 ft)
11. Nabadwip Dham railway station, Nadia, West Bengal, India 720 m (2,362 ft)
12. Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: 708 m (2,323 ft)
13. Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street) railway station, South Australia: 701 m (2,300 ft)
14. East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong: longest platform with platform screen doors: 300 m (984 ft)

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See also

• Bhowani Junction

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References

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External links

• Old picture of Jhansi station

Source of article : Wikipedia