Jhansi Junction railway station

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Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station Jhansi Railway Station
Indian Railways junction station
Location	Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh  India
Coordinates	25°26′38″N 78°33′12″E / 25.4439°N 78.5534°E / 25.4439; 78.5534Coordinates: 25°26′38″N 78°33′12″E / 25.4439°N 78.5534°E / 25.4439; 78.5534
Elevation	260 metres (850 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railways
Line(s)	New Delhi–Mumbai CST Agra–Bhopal section Delhi–Chennai line Jhansi–Kanpur section Jhansi–Manikpur–Allahabad section Jhansi–Gwalior–Etawah section Jhansi–Sawai Madhopur section (proposed)
Platforms	8
Tracks	13
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JHS
Zone(s)	North Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Jhansi
History
Opened	1880
Electrified	1986-87
Location
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Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station, commonly known as Jhansi Railway Station (station code: JHS), 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 hosts various train of Indian Railways like Gatimaan Express fastest train of India, , Bundelkhand Express etc. It is a major halt for various important trains of Indian Railways like 5 sets of Rajdhani Express bound for Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad etc. 1 set of Bhopal Shatabdi Express, 3 Duronto Express trains, Punjab Mail one of the oldest running trains in India, Kerala Express, Karnataka Express, etc. It is a major intercity hub and a technical as well as commercial stoppage for all trains in passing Jhansi. No trains have the ability to skip Jhansi. 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.

History[]

At 1880 Jhansi Station

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).)

The Station was the focal point for The Indian Midland Railways Company which laid down lines radially in all directions from Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station and managed the large workshop at Jhansi.^[1]

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

The fastest train of India Gatimaan Express runs between New Delhi and Jhansi. It is a high-priority train used by tourists and businessmen. Covering journey in 4 hours 10 minutes.

The First Station Director of Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station is Girish Kanchan.

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.

Connectivity[]

Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station At PF.No.4

Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station is linked with many industrial and important cities of India by direct trains like New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jammu, Agra, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Banda, Nagpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode etc.

Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station is served by 4 broad gauge routes:

1. Delhi–Mumbai
2. Delhi–Dr. M.G.R. Chennai Central
3. Jhansi–Kanpur Central
4. Nagpur–Bhopal
5. Prayagraj–Manikpur

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

Many Indian Railways trains pass through Jhansi, including the Gatimaan Express (currently the fastest train in India).

• Gatimaan Express (origins from Jhansi),
• Shatabdi Express
• Rajdhani Expresses
• Taj Express (origins from Jhansi),
• Karnataka Express
• 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.

Facilities[]

• Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station has 8 platforms, 4 broad over-bridges. Due to heavy usage, two new platforms are planned, increasing the total to 11.
• Six 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 Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station 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.
• Clock room booking of reservation and non reserved tickets platform tickets available.
• A new shopping mall under construction just in front of railway station

Trains boarding from Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station[]

1. 12050/12049 Jhansi–Nizamuddin Gatimaan Express
2. 12279/12280 Jhansi–New Delhi Taj Express.
3. 11109/11110 Jhansi–Lucknow Intercity Express
4. 11103/11104 Jhansi–Bandra Terminus Express (via Gwalior, Ujjain, Ratlam, Surat
5. 11105/11106 Jhansi Kolkata Pratham Swatrantata Sangram Express (via Kanpur, Patna)
6. 11801/11802 Jhansi–Etawah Link Express
7. 51815/51816 Jhansi–Agra Fort Passenger
8. 51831/51832 Jhansi–Agra Cantt Passenger
9. 51803/51804 Jhansi–Kanpur Central Passenger
10. 54157/54158 Jhansi–Kanpur Central Passenger
11. 51813/51814 Jhansi–Lucknow Charbagh Passenger
12. 51807/51808 Jhansi–Banda Passenger
13. 54159/54160 Jhansi–Banda Passenger
14. 51805/51806 Jhansi–Manikpur Passenger
15. 51819/51820 Jhansi–Allahabad Jn Passenger
16. 51817/51818 Jhansi–Tikamgarh Passenger
17. 51821/51822 Jhansi–Khajuraho Passenger
18. 51811/51812 Jhansi–Bina Passenger
19. 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.

Loco sheds[]

Jhansi has both the Electric & Diesel loco sheds. Its has many electric and diesel locos together.

• Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi has sanctioned capacity of 150 locos. It is holding total number of 215 locomotive, 33 WAP 4, 117 WAG 5 & 65 WAG 7 class locomotives.

• Diesel Loco Shed, Jhansi holds most of Alco & EMD class locomotives.

See also[]

• Bhowani Junction

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