Mau railway station is situated in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh State. The town of Mau is located at about 90 km by road and about 119 km by railway from Varanasi. The railway station in Mau connects cities like Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Pune, Mumbai and major trains connecting Bihar, Punjab, Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Delhi stop at this station. Mau station comes under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railways situated near Varanasi junction.  Station code is: MAU.
Major tourist places near Mau are Varanasi, Sarnath, Jaunpur, Kushinagar, and Gorakhpur. About 35 trains stop at the station. Major trains passing through the station are: CSTM GKP special, Maharashtra Express, Godan Express, PA Gorakhpur Express, Chapra Express, Bapudam Express, Lichchavi Express, GKP Kolkata Express, Gorakhpur Express, Garib Nawaj Express, Durg NTV express, Sabaramati Express.