 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Mughalsarai Junction | |||||||
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 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction entrance | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Mughalsarai 232101,Uttar Pradesh India | ||||||
| Coordinates | 25°16′36″N83°07′02″E / 25.2767°N 83.1173°E /25.2767; 83.1173 | ||||||
| Elevation | 79.273 metres (260.08 ft) | ||||||
| System | Inter-city and regional rail station | ||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railways | ||||||
| Lines | Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section, Grand Chord, Patna–Mughalsarai section, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–Varanasi–Lucknow section | ||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||
| Tracks | 23 | ||||||
| Connections | Auto stand, taxi stand | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||
| Station code | DDU (formerly MGS) | ||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||||
| Division(s) | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1862; 163 years ago (1862) | ||||||
| Closed | - | ||||||
| Rebuilt | - | ||||||
| Electrified | 1961–63 | ||||||
| Previous names | Mughalsarai Junction | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 1,000,000 | 3 lakh passengers per day  905% | ||||||
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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, formerly known asMughalsarai Junction, (station code:DDU, old codeMGS) is a railway station in the town ofMughalsarai in the Indian state ofUttar Pradesh.[1] The station contains the largest railwaymarshaling yard in Asia.[2] This yard caters to around 450–500 trains in a month.[3] All trains, including premium categoryVande Bharat,Rajdhani andDuronto trains, halt at this station, which makes it unique in the entireIndian Railways network. "Major installations in Mughalsarai include electric locomotive shed holding 147 locomotives, diesel locomotive shed holding 53 locomotives, wagon ROH shed, and a 169-bed divisional hospital."[4]
On the evening of 10 February 1968, barely two months after he was elected president of theBharatiya Jana Sangh,Deen Dayal Upadhyaya boarded the Sealdah Express from Lucknow to Patna. A few hours later, his body was found near a pole a few hundred feet from the end of a platform at Mughalsarai station. What followed was a long and involved investigation into what the Sangh and people insisted was a politically motivated murder by the ruling party. A CBI probe initiated by ruling party called it an accident; two men confessed to pushing him out of the train in a robbery attempt but were acquitted when it was found out to be made under duress; there was no sign of struggle or injury on Upadhyay's person. And conspiracy theories about power battles by Congress against the Sangh still abound. In 1992, then government of the state ofUttar Pradesh attempted to rename Mughalsarai after Deen Dayal Upadhyaya[5] However, the plan was shelved whenKalyan Singh, the chief minister was forced to resign after an outbreak of violence in the state following theBabri Masjid demolition.[6] In 2017, theGovernment of India approved a fresh proposal forwarded by theYogi Adityanath-led state government to rename the station.[7] The station was officially renamed as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction on 4 June 2018.[6]
The Gaya–Mughalsarai Junction section was electrified in 1961–63. Mughalsarai yard was electrified in 1963–65.[8]
Mughalsarai marshalling yard is the largest in Asia.[9][4][10] It is 12.5 km long and handles around 1,500 wagons daily. Wagon handling has come down after the railways discontinued piecemeal loading. At its peak, it handled 5,000 wagons a day. Of all divisions on Indian Railways,Mughalsarai Division deals the most intense train operations – both Goods and Coaching. It is the bridge between Eastern part and Northern part of India. It closes the distance between pit head coal and power house, finished steel product to user, food grain and fertiliser to eastern part of the country and other raw material to industries. The operational efficiency of the division plays a pivotal role in determining the efficiency of the East Central Railway and any setback or inefficiency in operations on this division is a sensitive matter which affects the overall operations of the Railways. Because of its crucial importance, the Railway Board keeps a special watch on Mughalsarai division's operations.[9][11]
Mughal Sarai diesel loco shed is home toWDM-2,WDM-3A and WDS-5 diesel locos. The diesel shed also holds 50 electric locos, all of themWAG-7. There was a Northern Railway diesel loco shed at Mughalsarai. It was decommissioned in 2001. Mughalsarai electric loco shed can hold more than 150 electric locos. Amongst them areWAP-4 and more than 70WAG-7 locos. The electric shed has recently started holdingWAG-9 locomotives.[citation needed]
The largest wagon repair workshop of Indian Railways is located at Mughalsarai.[12]
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[13]
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
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| 1. | WAP-4 | 5350 | 41 |
| 2. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 90 |
| 3. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 89 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of September 2025[14] | 220 | ||
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 83 |
| 2. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 4 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of September 2025[15][14] | 87 | ||
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station has 2 AC rooms, 4 non-AC retiring rooms, and a ten-bedded non-AC dormitory. It has a food plaza and a ‘Jan Aahar’ (affordable food) facility. The station has ATMs of nationalised banks.[16]
Media related toPt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Kuchman towards ? | East Central Railway zone | Jeonathpur towards ? | ||
| Ganjkhwaja towards ? | East Central Railway zone Grand Chord line | |||
| Terminus | East Central Railway zone Mughalsarai–Varanasi–Lucknow line | Vyasnagar towards ? | ||
