Zafarabad Railway Junction

      Zafarabad Railway Junction is located in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh state. It is managed by Lucknow Junction of Northern Railway Zone. Zafarabad Junction is perched on Jaunpur-Phaphamau rail line and is served with number of trains. ZBD is the station code of Zafarabad Junction. It lies just 6 km away from Jaunpur and has several places of interest around it. Jaunpur was set up by Firoz Shah Tuglaq in memory of his cousin Jauna. The town hosts several old Masjids and other religious sites.     

      Sarnath, the famous Buddhist site, is just about 60 km away from Zafarabad Junction. It is here that Lord Buddha first taught his Dhamma. Sarnath is the place where Buddha Sangha came into existence. It hosts several Buddhists Stupas and other religious structures.  Sarnath is just 11 km away from the city of Varanasi. Other major places of interest nearby Zafarabad Junction include Varanasi, Vindhyachal and Pratapgarh. Kurla-Gorakhpur Exp, Chhapra-Kurla Exp, Amritsar-Howrah Exp, Dehradun –Varanasi Exp, Bareilly-Varanasi Exp, Malda town-Delhi Exp, Dhanbad-Firzopur Exp and many other trains pass through Zafarabad Junction and connect it to other parts of India. Varanasi Airport (60 km) is the nearest airbase to Zafarabad Junction.