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#railstations
#know_ur_Station
~~~ Janmashtami Special ~~~
*** India's Largest Jn- Mathura Jn***
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#City Info: Mathura lies at Western part of Uttar Pradesh. It is considered as one of the holiest pilgrimage in Hinduism. It is the birth place of Lord Krishna, and His childhood days. Mathura district comprises divine places of Vrindavan, Barsana, Gokul, Govardhan. Along with IOC refinery, Cantonment helps Mathura station to be one of the busy and patrongae giving station.
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#Routes: 7 directions: Agc, Kota, Nzm, Alwar, Vrindavan, Kasganj and Achhnera.
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#Zone n Division: North Central Railway's Agra Division.
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#No. Of Platforms: 10, 5 for Kota/AGC/NZM/Alwar route.
5 for Achhnera/AGC/Kasganj route.
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#Electrification: Nzm Kota/Agc route is electrified, while Alwar,Kasganj, Achhnera, Vrindavan is diesel run route.
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#FOB: 3. 1 Stair Case at Agc/Kota End. 2 Slide thru bridge at Nzm/Alwar End. 3 Kasganj end.
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#Gauge: Broad Gauge, Narrow Gauge.
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#Food: Krishnaz Food Plaza at pf 1, Agra End. Mathura is famous for Peda and Ghevar sweets.
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#Trains:
¤VIP trains 5: Raj, Shatabdi, JS, GR, Yuva: 1 pair of each.
¤Sampark Kranti: 2pairs
¤SF: 37 pairs
¤Exp: 18 pairs
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#Cloak Room: Pf 1, Delhi end.
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#ATM: SBI ATM near Unreserved Ticket counter.
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#Reservation Office: It is located Left hand side (towards pf 1) just at exit from Station building.
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#Auto/Bus Stand: MTJ is situated at max 2km distance to Mathura New Bus Stand. Buses ply towards Vrindavan, Govardhan, Aligarh, Agra, Lucknow, Banda, Hathras, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Palwal, Delhi etc.
* One can get sharing auto towards Vrindavan, Janmabhoomi, Bus Stand from station itself.
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#River: Mathura is on bank of River Yamuna. MTJ KSJ lines crosses Yamuna at its one of the broadest form near Vishram Ghat.
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#Culture: Blend of Western Up, Northern UP, Rajasthani and Haryavani culture.
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#Language: Hindi and its Brij, Marwari and Haryanvi dialect..
*Bengali can be seen written at most of the places in Vrindavan.
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#Note: In Mathura Jn tracks are developed on either side of station building which is connected thru a passage between pf 1 and 6. Its arranged as
#5,4#3,2#1[building]6#7,8#9,10#
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#Photo:
Pic 1: Prem Mandir, Vrindavan; self clicked.
Pic 2: Lane in Vrindavan towards Banke Bihari ji temple; self clicked.
Pic 3: Yamuna Ghat at Vrindavan; self clicked.
Pic 4: Kusum Sarovar, Govardhan; Wikipedia
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#PS: All details are as per the time blog is written. Changes and Development may happen with the time.

shrawanbelagola #railstations 9 amenities
1 water taps - a few in working state on pf 1. none on other pf
2 platform shed - pf1, 2 and 3 has shed. 40% of pf 1 and 20% of pf2 and 3 are covered.
3 lodging - none
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loco change or reversal - mys sbgl passenger comes, loco reverses and train leaves in 30 min as sbgl mys passenger
5 traffic managenent - 10/10. just one pair of train/day
6 public announcement system - none. bell ringing system
7 public information system - none
8 rail enquiry number - none
9 nearest hotels - plenty hotels and guest rooms near gomateshwara temple (budget rs.600 for single room, rs.800 for double)
10 public urinals - avlbl on pf1
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - none
12 means of transportation from station - u need to walk 0.5 km to highway from where u ll get bus/auto to bus stand (rs.8/10mins).
13 distance from city bus stand - 4 km
14 places of attraction - the highest monolithic statue of india...gomateshwara temple on hill top...
15 distance from nearest hospital - 4 km ( few pvt clinics near temple, one govt.dispensary)
16 food and beverage - none
17 total unreserved tkt counters - 1(opens from 4 to 4 15pm) - no rush
18 total prs counters and rush - none
19 current reservation counter- none
20 division, zone - west central railways, division i dont know
21 important trains - only one train - mysore shrawanbelagola passenger
22 wheelers and book stall - none
23 medical shops - none
24 atm - none (plenty avlbl near bus stand (4km away))
25 cloak room - none
26 wheelchair - none
27 fob/escalators/elevators - one...at mysore end of pf
28 waiting rooms - one at pf1...common for ladies and gents
29 total platforms - 3. only pf1 is working
30 signalling - none.
31 avg stoppage time of trains - NA
32 trains originating - one - sbgl mys pax
33 trains skiiping - none
34 nearest airport - bangalore
35 current reservation counter - none
36 mobile charging points - none
37 status - non electrified, single line
38 salient point - gateway to gomateshwara temple. for return from temple, one will get plenty of buses/shared taxi(rs.12/30min) to main bus stop...chennarayapatna. from there buses to all over karnataka.

#railstations 8 amenities
1 water taps - none in working state on any pf
2 platform shed - pf1, 2 and 3 has shed. 30% of pf 1 and 20% of pf2 and 3 are covered.
3 lodging - none
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loco change or reversal - none
5 traffic managenent - 10/10. just one pair of train/day
6 public announcement system - none. bell ringing system
7 public information system - none
8 rail enquiry number - none
9 nearest hotels - some hotels near bus stand
budget rs.400 for single room, rs.600 for double
10 public urinals - none
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - none
12 means of transportation from station - u need to walk 1 km to highway from where u ll get bus/auto to bus stand (rs.5/5mins). u can also walk from rly stn to bus stand (20mins)
13 distance from city bus stand - 1 km
14 places of attraction - adichunchanagiri matt 40km away near bellur
15 distance from nearest hospital - 2 km (ragesh nursing home, kumar nursing home)
16 food and beverage - none
17 total unreserved tkt counters - 1(opens 5rom 3 20pm to 4 15pm) - no rush. a make shift arrangement. a person comes, arranges a table. brings out his bag and tkts and sells
18 total prs counters and rush - none
19 current reservation counter- none
20 division, zone - west central railways, division i dont know
21 important trains - only one train - mysore shrawanbelagola passenger
22 wheelers and book stall - none
23 medical shops - none
24 atm - none (karnataka bank atm at bus stand (1km away))
25 cloak room - none
26 wheelchair - none
27 fob/escalators/elevators - one...at mysore end of pf
28 waiting rooms - none
29 total platforms - 3. only pf1 is working
30 signalling - none.
31 avg stoppage time of trains - 2 mins
32 trains originating - none
33 trains skiiping - none
34 nearest airport - bangalore
35 current reservation counter - none
36 mobile charging points - none
37 status - non electrified, single line
38 salient point - gateway to shravanbelagola. nearest station to bellur and very important bus stand at chennarayapattna