Varanasi Junction railway station

Varanasi Junction is the principal railway station of the million-strong city of Varanasi in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Around 300 trains call at its 10 platforms daily, carrying over 200,000 passengers — making it one of the busiest stations in the state. For visitors, it serves as the main gateway to the city of ghats and the Ganges River, with the sacred burning ghats reachable by rickshaw or taxi in roughly 30 minutes.