#Varanasi Junction History
In December 1862 George Turnbull was a British engineer responsible for the construction of the first railway line from Calcutta to Benares (VARANASI), some 600 miles – later extended to Delhi. Turnbull was selected by the Indian government as the "first railway engineer of India.
the Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Company opened the line from Banaras to Lucknow.
The present building of the station was built while Kamlapati Tripathi was Rail Minister (1975–77).
You can get trains from here for any corner in India.
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