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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Mughalsarai Junction | |||||||||
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| Inter-city and regional rail station | |||||||||
 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction station entrance | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Other names | Mughalsarai Junction | ||||||||
| Location | Mughalsarai 232101, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°16′36″N 83°07′02″E / 25.2767°N 83.1173°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 79.273 metres (260.08 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section, Grand Chord, Patna–Mughalsarai section, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–Varanasi–Lucknow section | ||||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 23 | ||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | DDU (formerly MGS) | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1961–63 | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 3 lakh passengers per day | |||||||||
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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, formerly known as Mughalsarai Junction, (station code: DDU, old code MGS) is a railway station in the town of Mughalsarai in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia.[2] This yard caters to around 450–500 trains in a month.[3] All trains, including premium category Vande Bharat, Rajdhani and Duronto trains, halt at this station, which makes it unique in the entire Indian Railways network. "Major installations in Mughalsarai include electric locomotive shed holding 147 locomotives, diesel locomotive shed holding 53 locomotives, wagon ROH shed, and a 169-bed divisional hospital."[4]
- ^ "After 156 years, Mughalsarai station renamed as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction: Know all about it". India Today. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Freight Sheds and Marshalling Yards". IRFCA. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Sood, Jyotika (17 October 2017). "Railways to invest Rs3,000 crore to mechanize, automate yards". Mint. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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