Major Railway Stations of India

 

Railway Station	Remarks
Howrah Junction Railway Station	- largest as well as the oldest railway station in India - Its station code is HWN - it is also one of the busiest railway stations in India - It was established in 1852 - the first public departure was on 15 August 1854 - It has the largest number of platforms (23 platforms) - it has 26 tracks - The first Double-Decker of India also ran from Howrah to Dhanbad on October 2011
Sealdah Railway Station	- one of the biggest railway stations in India - it is in the city of Kolkata - Its station code is SDAH - Its north terminal has 13 platforms - its south terminal has 7 platforms - it is one of the busiest stations in India - this station started its operations in 1869 - it was a tram terminus until 1978 - Sealdah North has 5 platforms, Sealdah Main has 9 platforms
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai	- it was formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station - Its station code is CSTM - In 2004, it was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO - It was designed by Frederick William Stevens in an Italian Gothic style - Its construction was started in 1878 and was completed in 1887 - it was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in 2017 - It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country - it serves as the headquarters of Central Railway of India - It has 18 platforms - it serve suburban trains that travel across suburbs of Mumbai
New Delhi Railway Station	- its station code is NDLS - it is located between Paharganj and Ajmeri Gate in New Delhi - It is the main railway station of Delhi - It was established in 1926 - it has 16 platforms and 18 tracks - Rajdhani expresses originate and terminate at this station - it is the fourth busiest railway stations in the country - it has the most complex interlocking system in the world
Chennai Central Railway Station	- Main railway station in Chennai - Its station code is MAS - It was known as Madras Central - It has 17 platforms - It is designed by George Harding - It was renamed Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station on 5 April 2019
Kanpur Central Station	- It is the main railway station in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh - It was known as the Cawnpore North Barracks station - It was opened in 1930 - The station code is CNB
Allahabad Junction	- It is renamed Prayagraj Junction recently - It is the main railway station in the city of Prayagraj - It serves as the headquarters of the North Central Railway Zone - Its station code is ALD - It is an 'A' grade railway station
Patna Junction	- It is the biggest railway platform in Patna in the state of Bihar - It was established in 1862 - It was known as Bankipore Junction at Bankipore town - The station code is PNBE - It comes under the East Central Railway zone
Ahmedabad Junction	- It is the main railway station in the Ahmedabad city of Gujarat - Its station code is ADI - It serves as the headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone
Vijayawada Junction	- It is the main railway station in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - Its station code is BZA - It was established on 16 May 1956
Bangalore City Railway Station	- It is located in the Bengaluru city - It is one of the busiest stations in the Southern railway zone - Its station code is SBC - It is also known as Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station	- It is officially known as Lucknow LR - It is one of the main railway stations in Lucknow city - Its station code is LKO - It was designed by J. H. Hornimen - It is a combination of Awadhi, Rajput and Mughal architecture - Its construction started in March 1914 and completed in 1923 - A large garden has been built in front of the station's building - It was an orchard before it was converted into a railway platform
Varanasi Junction	- It is also known as Varanasi Cant railway station - It is the main railway station in Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh - Its station code is BSB - The premium train Vande Bharat Express also originates from this station
Mughalsarai Junction	- It is officially known as Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction - It is a railway station located in the Mughalsarai town of Uttar Pradesh - It was opened in 1862 - It contains the largest railway marshalling yard in Asia - Its station code is MGS
Kalyan Junction	- It is a part of the Mumbai railway system - Its station code is KYN - It is one of the oldest railway stations in Mumbai - The railway line Thane to Kalyan was started on 01 May 1854