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Tourist Places in Mathura
Mathura is a city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarter of the district of the same name Mathura District. It is the birth place of one of the most revered gods of Hindu, Lord Krishna. It is an ancient city and has some references in great Indian epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana. Since the city has been invaded many times by Muslims kings, monuments and buildings in it have the blend of both Hindu and Muslim architecture.
Places to see: Mathura houses many important temples and other interesting places in and around it.
Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi :
Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple is the most prominent religious place in Mathura. The temple is significant one as it is believed that it is the same place where Sri Krishna was born. There are many other small shrines of other god and goddess in the temple premises.
Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple is the most prominent religious place in Mathura. The temple is significant one as it is believed that it is the same place where Sri Krishna was born. There are many other small shrines of other god and goddess in the temple premises.
Geeta Mandir :
Geeta Mandir is another prominent religious place around Mathura. This is the place where entire text of holy Geeta (holy book of Hindu) is inscribed on its precincts. It is built by the Birla Group
Dwarakadhish Temple :
Dwarakadhish Temple is yet another place of worship in Mathura. It is a temple of Sri Krishna and was built by Seth Gogul Das Parikh in 1814. The temple is beautifully structured and has many images of Sri Krishna’s beloved Radha along with his own idols.
Dwarakadhish Temple is yet another place of worship in Mathura. It is a temple of Sri Krishna and was built by Seth Gogul Das Parikh in 1814. The temple is beautifully structured and has many images of Sri Krishna’s beloved Radha along with his own idols.
There are about 25 Ghats around Mathura and each of them is related to Sri Krishna. Devotees are seen taking dip in the water there as it is widely believed that by doing so one gets rid of his sins.
Raja Bharatpur Palace :
Raja Bharatpur Palace is a prominent place of attraction in Mathura. It is beautifully structured and is perfect blend of Mughal and Rajput architectural style. Central part of the Palace is now converted in Museum and it displays many royal artifacts and other ancient articles.
Vishram Ghat, Keshevdeo Temple and Jama Masjid are some of the many other religious places in Mathura.
Raja Bharatpur Palace is a prominent place of attraction in Mathura. It is beautifully structured and is perfect blend of Mughal and Rajput architectural style. Central part of the Palace is now converted in Museum and it displays many royal artifacts and other ancient articles.
Vishram Ghat, Keshevdeo Temple and Jama Masjid are some of the many other religious places in Mathura.
How to get there: Rail and road connects the city of Mathura to other parts of the Uttar Pradesh and the country. Mathura railway station is junction station and therefore it is well linked to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and other many cities and towns of the state and the country. Many state run buses and other private vehicles connects it to Allahabad, Agra, Faizabad and other towns and cities of the state. Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi is nearest airport to Mathura. It is just 148 km away and well connected by several flights to major cities of India and other countries.
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Mathura celebrates all major festival of the country. But being the birth place of Sri Krishna, Mathura celebrates all festivals related with him with great enthusiasm.
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Vasad Railway Junction, Gujarat
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Vasad Junction is located in the district of Anand of Gujarat state. This railway station comes under the jurisdiction of Western Railway centered in Vadodara. Station code is VDA.
Vasad city is at a distance of about 22 km form Vadodara, at about 20 km from Anand by road. It is on the banks of the River Mahisagar. Adas road station and Nandesari station are nearby stations. Major railway station is at Vadodara. Major trains passing through this junction are the Gujarat Queen running between Ahmedabad-Valsad, and the Saurashtra Express running between Porbandar-Mumbai. Passenger trains running between Mumbai to Ahmedabad stop at Vasad. Anand, Baroda, Pavgarh, Champaner, and Kheda are the nearby attractions.
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Walajah Road Railway Junction,Tamil Nadu
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Walajah Road Junction is located at about 5 km from Walajpet of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. It is known as the oldest railway connection in Tamil Nadu. The junction comes under the jurisdiction of Southern Railways. Station code is WJR.
Walajpet is situated on the banks of Palar River between Chennai and Bangalore. The junction lies between Arakkonam and Vellore Katpadi junction on the railway route from Chennai to Coimbatore. Tirupati is the nearby big station at about 101 km from Walajpet, near Arcot. Vellore, Tirupati, Chittoor, Kanchpuram and Sriperumbudur are some nearby attractions.
Major trains passing through this station are Yasvantpur-Chennai Express (to and fro), Brindavan Express running between Bangalore and Chennai (to and fro), Chennai Mail, Mangalore Mail, Lalbagh Express, Mysore Express, Yercaud Express, and the West Coast Express. Passenger trains connecting Arakkonam, Katpadi, and Vellore run though this station very frequently.
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Udhna Railway Junction,Gujarat
Udhna Junction is located on the outskirts of Surat in Gujarat. Udhna railway station comes under the jurisdiction of both Western and Central Railways. Station code is UDN.
Udhna zone is a suburban area around Surat actually. It is a city connected to the Navsari-Mumbai expressway. Udhna junction is well connected to Amravati-Dhule and Jalgaon of Maharashtra state. It is situated on the Mumbai-Surat railway line. Nearby big station is Surat located at a distance of about 8 km from Udhna. Major trains passing through this station are Navjeevan Express running between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, Howrah Express running between Howrah and Mumbai, Tapti Ganga express running between Varanasi and Surat, Saurashtra Express, Udyogkarmi Express, and the Gujarat Queen running between Ahmedabad and Valsad (Diu and Daman).
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Than Railway Junction, Gujarat
Than railway junction is located in the State of Gujarat under the jurisdiction of Western Railways. Station code is THAN. The town of Than is in the Surendranagar district near Chorvira, Thangadh, Surajdeval, Mesaria, Dadali, Lunsar.
Than railway junction is situated at about 74 km from Rajkot. Rajkot is the nearest big station and also hosts an airport. Express trains passing through this station connect Somnath, Jabalpur, Mumbai Veraval, Surat, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Ahmadabad, Viramgam, and Okha. Saurashtra Mail, Jamnagar Mail, Somnath Jabalpur express, Somnath Express are some express trains running through this junction. Passenger trains are available connecting Surat, Bhavnagar and Ahmadabad.
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Sorbhog Railway Junction, Assam
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Sorbhog Junction also spelt as Sarbhog, is located in the Barpet district of Assam. The railway junction comes under the jurisdiction of North Frontier Railways. Station code is SBE. The station is near Barpet Road station, at about 10 km distance. It is closer by 142 km from the Guwahati Junction and by 43 km from the Bongaigaon junction.
Barpeta, Manasa National Park, Bongaingaon, Goalpara are some interesting places near Sorbhog. Major train that runs through this junction is the Kamrup Express running between Howrah and Dibrugarh to and fro. Passenger trains run connecting Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Alipur Duar and Lumding.
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Sonapur Railway Junction,Bihar
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Sonpur Junction is located in the Sonpur city of Vaishali district belonging to the Bihar State. The junction comes under the jurisdiction of East Central Railways. Station code is SEE. It is a major junction situated very close to Patna airport (15 km). The distance between Patna and Sonpur station is going to be very nearer after the completion of Digha-Sonepur over bridge on the Ganges.
Nearby interesting places are Patna, Golghar, Vaishali and Gaya. The junction is well connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Assam, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Haryana Punjab, Kerala and Chandigarh by express trains. Major trains passing through this junction include LTT MFB special, DBG DEE PUJA Special, Darbhanga Express, Muzaffarpur Express, Sabarmati Express, Mour Dhawaj special, Swatantra S Express, Vaishali Express, Raptisagar Express, Bagh Express, Garib Navaj Express, Sadbhavana Express, and Amarnath Express. Hajipur is the nearest railway station.
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Samdhari Railway Junction, Rajasthan
Samdhari junction comes under the jurisdiction of North Western railways of India. Station code is SMR. Samdhari is a small village in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. The railway station is located near Jodhpur which is at about 82 km from Samdhari by road. Jodhpur is the nearby tourist spot.
Major trains stopping at Samdhari junction are Bikaner-Dadar SPl Express, Kalka-Barmer Express, Delhi-JSM Express, Malani Express, Jodhpur Gandhidham Express, Guwahati-Barmer Express, and the Haridwar-Barmer Link Express. Samdhari junction is well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, and Guwahati. Frequent passenger trains are available for Jodhpur and Barmer junctions.
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Salempur Railway Junction
Salempur Railway Junction is in the Deoria district of UttarPradesh. The railway station at Salempur comes under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railways. Station code is SRU. Gorakhpur airport is at about 72 km from this station. Siwan
is the nearest major railway station at about 60 km.
Kushinagar, Gorkhapur, Lauria
Nandangarh, Kesaria are some tourist spots near Salempur. Major trains running
through this junction are Maharashtra express connecting Kolhapur with Gondia, Lichchavi
Express connecting Delhi and Sitamarhi, GKP-Kolkata express connecting
Gorakhpur with Kolkata, Gorakhpur Express connecting Mumbai, Chaurichuara
Express connecting Kanpur, LJN MUV express connecting Lucknow with Manduadih.
Local trains running via Salempur station connect Gorakhpur, Varanasi,
Manduadih, Bhatni, and Barhaj Bazar with Salempur junction.
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Sahibpur Kamal Railway Junction
Sahibpur Kamal Junction is in the Begusarai district of Bihar. The railway station comes under the jurisdiction of East Central Railways. Station code is:
SKJ. Sahibpur Kamal is a small
tehsil town near Khagaria, Munger, Jamalpur, and Begusarai in Bihar. Samastipur
and Nalanda are the nearby places of interest.
Sahibpur KML station is well connected
to Delhi by Mahananda Express; to Saharsa and Patna by Koshi Express; to
Tatanagar by TATA- CPR Express. Passenger trains run via this junction
connecting Samastipur, Katihar, Hajipur, Barauni, and Darbhanga.
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Sagauli Railway Junction,Bihar
Sagauli Junction could be located in the East Champaran district of Bihar. The town of Sagauli is about 23 km away from the district headquarters Motihari, and Raxual is at about 29 km by road. The railway station at Sagauli comes under the jurisdiction of East Central Railways. Station code is: SGL. Siwan is the nearest major junction at about 105 km by road.
Motihari, Raxaul, Lauria Nandangarh, Kesaria, Buddha Stupa and Sitamarhi are nearby places of interest. Major trains running through this station are Saptha Kranti Express connecting Delhi with Muzaffarpur, Bapudham express connecting Motihari with Manduadih in UP, Mithila Express connecting Mathura with Raxual, Sadhbhavana Express connecting Delhi with Raxual, Satygrah Expres, Gorakhpur-Kolkata Express, Amarnath Express connecting Jammu Tavi with Guwahati, Avadh Express connecting Mumbai with Muzaffarpur, and Garib Rath. Passenger trains running through Sagauli connect Raxual, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Narkatiaganj, and Hajipur. A weekly train between Darbhanga and Amritsar runs via this station.
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Raxaul Railway Junction
Raxaul junction
is located in the East Champaran district of Bihar on the Indo-Nepal
border. The railway station is situated along with the Birganj town on the
other side of the border. The station comes under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway at Samastipur.
Station code is RXL.
Raxaul is situated at about 196 km
from Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Nearest airport is at Gorakhpur. Nearby
tourist places are Motihari, Lauria Nandangarh, Kesaria, Buddha Stupa, and
Sitamrahi. Major trains passing through this junction are: Mithila Express
connecting Howrah, Sadhbhawana Express connecting Delhi, Satyagrah Express
connecting Delhi, Mumbai LTT –Raxaul Jansadharan express connecting Mumbai.
Many local trains run between Nakshattraganj and Raxaul.
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Sahebganj Railway Junction, Jharkhand
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Sahebganj junction is located in the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand. The railway station at Sahebganj comes under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railways. Station code is SBG. This railway station belongs to the Howrah-Delhi main line which is known as the first railway track constructed by the East India Company. The Sahebganj Loop, that is how it is called, connects Khana and Kiul junctions. Katihar junction is the nearest major station, and Bagdogra is the nearest airport.
Sahebganj, Malda, Bhaglpur and Pakur are the nearby places of interest. Major trains passing through this junction are BSB SDAH Express between Varanasi and Sealdah, HWH Gaya Express between Howrah and Gaya, HWH JMP Express connecting Howrah with Jamalpur in Bihar, Brahmaputra Mail connecting Dibrugarh with Delhi, Farakka Express connecting Delhi and Malda, Vananchal Express connecting Bhaglpur with Ranchi, and Guwahati Express connecting Mumbai with Guwahati. Passenger trains running via connect Sahebganj with Malda, Jamalpur, Rampur Hat, Bhararwa, and Azimganj junctions.
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Ranaghat Railway Junction
Ranaghat Junction is located in the Nadia district of WestBengal on the Eastern side of the Hoogly River. The junction is a major
stopping point on the Sealdah- Murshidabad railway line. The station comes
under the jurisdiction of Eastern
Railways. Station code is: RHA. Howrah
is the nearest major railway station.
The city of Ranaghat is known for
handloom industries. The city hosts a few buildings belonging to local
Zamindars which are of much attraction. The Pal Chaudhary building and the Dey
Chaudhary houses are important ones among them. Navadvipa, Mayapur, Kolkata and
Howrah are nearby places. The distance between Sealdah junction Ranaghat junctions
is about 74 km by train. Major trains running via this junction are: Bhagirathi
Express connecting Lalgoala and Sealdah, Hazarduari Express connecting Kolkataand Lalgola, KOAA BPC Express connecting Kolkata and Behrampore. Local trains
passing through this junction connect Lalgola, Shantipur, Bangaon, Majerhat, Gede,
Krishnagar.
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Rajkharsawan Railway Junction, Jharkhand
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Rajkharsawan Junction is in the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. The railway station comes under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railways situated in Chakradharpur. Station code is: RKSN. Chakradharpur station is at about 20 km from Rajkharsawan. Tatanagar, which is at about 42 km is the nearest major railway junction.
Jamshedpur, Dassam Falls, Seraikela are the nearby places to be visited. Major express trains running through this station are: Dhanbad Express between Allepy and Tatanagar, South Bihar Express between Durg in Chhattisgarh and Danapur, SHM LTT Express between Shalimar in West Bengal and Mumbai, HWH Koraput Express between Howrah and Koraput in Orissa, TATA ALLP Express between Tatanagar and Allepy. Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, and Barbil are connected by regular passenger trains.
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Virudhunagar Railway Junction,Tamil Nadu
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Virudhunagar Junction is located in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. This junction comes under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway centered at Madurai. The station code is VPT. Virudhunagar is at a distance of 52 km from Madurai by road. Madurai railway junction is at 43 km. Kalligudi, Tulukapati, Sivarakottai are nearby stations.
Virudhunagar junction is a busy station in which around 39 express trains halt. Sivakasi, Madurai, Tekkady, Dindigul and Kodaikenal are some nearby attractions. Major trains passing through this junction include Nagarcoil Express running between Nagarcoil and Chennai, Pearl City express running to and fro between Tuticorn and Chennai, Pothigai Express, Kanyakumari Express, Tirukkural Express, Himsagar Express, and MS Guruvayur Express. Virudhunagar junction connects Mysore, Bangalore, Kanyakumari, Rameshwaram, Chennai, Nagarcoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Mumbai, Coimbatore, and Jammu Tavi.
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Purnia Railway Junction
Purnia Junction
is in the Purnia district of Bihar.
The railway station comes under the jurisdiction of Northern Frontier Railways of India. Station code is: PRNA. Kathihar junction is the nearest major railway
station which is at about 33 km by road.
Purnia city hosts bases of Border
Security Force and Indian Army. The city is located towards the eastern end of
Bihar. Sahibganj, Bhagalpur, Malda, Munger are the nearby places for the
tourists. Purnia station is a small junction connected by few express trains.
It is well connected to Kathihar and Jogbani by daily passenger trains. Express
trains running through this station are Seemanchal Express connecting Delhi
with Jogbani and JBN Kolkata Express connecting Kolkata with Jogbani via
Purnia.
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Pratapgarh Railway Junction
Pratapgarh Junction is located in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. This railway station comes under the jurisdiction of
the Northern Railways of India. Station
code is PBH. Nearest major railway
station is at Mughalsarai which is at about 192 km by road. Amethi, Sultanpur,
Allahabad, Raebareli and Gorakhpur are nearest big towns to Pratapgarh.
Pratapgarh station is well connected
to Lucknow, Kanpur, Delhi, Bangalore, Allahabad, Jaisalmer, Bareily, Faizabad,
Mumbai, Jammu Tavi, Bhopal, Puri, Amritsar, Howrah, Varanasi, and to Dehradun.
Many passenger trains run between Prayag and Pratapgarh. Major trains passing
through this station are: Saket Express,
Padmavat Express, Kashi Viswanath Express, Udyognagari Superfast Express, and LKO
YPR Super Fast, and Neelanchal Express. Allahabad, Varanasi, Jaunpur,
Raebareli, Sringverpur are important tourist destinations near this junction. Almost
38 Express trains stop at this station.
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Prachi Road Junction
Prachi road junction is located at Jambur in Junaghad
district of Gujarat. This
station comes under the jurisdiction of Western
Railways at Bhavnagar. Station code is PCC.
Prachi Road junction is a major link
to Somnath, Rajkot, Veraval, and Delvada. Sandhanidhar, Valadar, Ghatwad and
Jambur are nearby stations. Passenger trains running through this station are
Delvada-Veraval Passenger (up and down), Delvada-Junaghad passenger, and
Kodinar-Veraval passenger.
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Phaphamau Railway Junction,Uttar Pradesh
Phaphamau junction is located in the Phaphamau satellite town near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Northern Railways. Station code is PFM.
Phaphamau Junction is well connected to Allahabad which is at about 10 km from the city crossing the river Ganges. Tharwai, Prayag, Siwaith and Saraigopal are the nearby railway stations on the route to Allahabad. Varanasi is at about 127 km from Phaphamau city by road. Major trains running through this junction are Bundelkhand Express connecting Gwalior with Varanasi, Maharashtra Express connecting Kolhapur with Gonda, Ganga Gomati Express connecting Allahabad with Lucknow, Unchahar Express connecting Allahabad with Chandigarh, and Tribeni Express rail. Many passenger trains running between Prayag and Bareli, Lucknow and Prayag, Jaunpur and Allahabad stop at this junction. It is very well connected to Prayag, Kanpur, Jaunpur, Faizabad, and Gorakhpur.
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