Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station
| Inter-city and regional rail station | |||||||||
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction entrance | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| 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, taxi 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 | ||||||||
| Closed | - | ||||||||
| Rebuilt | - | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1961–63 | ||||||||
| Previous names | Mughalsarai Junction | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 1,0,000,00 | 3 lakh passengers per day 905% | ||||||||
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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. The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia. This yard caters to around 450–500 trains in a month. 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."