What is the new name of Mughalsarai junction?
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway
Following the renaming of Uttar Pradesh’s Mughalsarai railway station in 2018, Centre in a notification issued Sunday changed the name of the railway division as well from Mughalsarai to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Division.
Is mughalsarai a district?
Mughalsarai, is a town and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction in Uttar Pradesh….
| Mughalsarai | |
|---|---|
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Chandauli |
| Named for | Mughals (till 2017) Deendayal Upadhyaya (2017-present) |
| Government |
Why is Mughalsarai famous?
Historic Mughalsarai station was created as part of the Delhi-Howrah line laid in the 1860s and is the fourth-busiest railway stations in India with a large number of passenger and freight trains passing through the station everyday. Its marshalling yard is also the longest in Asia.
In which state is Mughalsarai?
Uttar Pradesh
Mughalsarai/State
When did mughalsarai name change?
Following the renaming of Uttar Pradesh’s Mughalsarai railway station in 2018, Centre in a notification issued Sunday changed the name of the railway division as well from Mughalsarai to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Division.
Why it is called mughalsarai?
History. Mughalsarai is located along the Grand Trunk Road NH19 (GT ROAD), also called Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri, was one of the corridors connecting North India with the east during the Mughal period. The township was named Mughalsarai when Indian railways established a junction here in 1883.
What is the other name of Mughalsarai?
The Mughalsarai Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district has officially been renamed Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction.
How Deen Dayal Upadhyaya died?
February 11, 1968
Deendayal Upadhyaya/Date of assassination
What is mughalsarai famous for?
