Vrindavan railway station

Not to be confused with Vrindaban Road railway station.

Vrindavan railway station is on the Mathura–Vrindavan link. It is located in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Vrindavan.

Vrindavan railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	27°34′34″N 77°41′38″E
Elevation	176 metres (577 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway
Line(s)	Mathura–Vrindavan line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BDB
Division(s)	Agra
History
Opened	1889
Electrified	Yes
Location Vrindavan Location in Uttar Pradesh Show map of Uttar Pradesh Vrindavan Location in India Show map of India

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Legend
km to Delhi Vrindavan Road 10 11 Vrindavan to Alwar 4 Masani Bhuteshwar 02 to Hathras Road Yamuna 2 Mathura Cantt NH 19 Mathura Junction 00 NH 19 to Bharatpur Bad 10 NH 19 Mathura Refinery to Agra km
Source: Google maps

Overview

Krishna was born in Mathura. He spent his childhood in Vrindavan. Therefore, both Mathura and Vrindavan are major pilgrimage centres for Hindus.^[1]

History

The 11 km (7 mi)-long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge Mathura–Vrindaban branch line was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway in 1889.^[2]

Trains

Mathura is a major railway junction. The Taj Express travelling from Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station covers the distance up to Mathura in about 2 hours. Bhopal Shatabdi Express (starting from New Delhi railway station), travelling faster, also stops at Mathura. There are five DEMU connections a day between Mathura and Vrindaban.^[1][3]