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Babatpur railway station is one of the railway stations in Varanasi district. It is 5 km East of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, 22 km North-West of Varanasi Junction railway station and 29 km North-West of Banaras Hindu University. It primarily serves the Pindra tehsil. [1] [2] [3]
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur , [ 4 ] 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri , the 2nd Prime Minister of India , in October 2005. [ 5 ]
The 12559 / 12560 Shiv Ganga Superfast Express is a Daily Superfast Express train of the North Eastern Railway Zone, that runs between Banaras and New Delhi, named after the two jewels of Varanasi: Shiva and the Ganges river. The two main cities along the route are Prayagraj and Kanpur. It is the best train to travel from New Delhi to Banaras ...
Due to heavy traffic congestion and growing industry demands in Varanasi, Kashi railway station was chosen for Intermodal Station (IMS) by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). [4] The Intermodal station will be integrated with various transportation modes, such as rail, road, mass rapid transit system, bus rapid transit system, and ...
The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 456 km (283 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 62 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 1,047 km (651 mi) long, of which 594 km (369 mi) has been approved, 6-lane (easily widenable to 8) wide greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. [2]
Varanasi is located at an elevation of 80.71 metres (264.8 ft) [77] in the centre of the Ganges valley of North India, in the Eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along the left crescent-shaped bank of the Ganges, averaging between 15 metres (50 ft) and 21 metres (70 ft) above the river. [78]
There are transportation options for getting to Benaras by air, land, and water. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is located roughly 22 kilometres from the city centre and approximately 25 km from the temple complex. There are two railway stations in the city, namely Varanasi Cantonment Station and Kashi Railway Station.