Khajuraho railway station

24°47′48″N 79°53′21″E / 24.7968°N 79.8893°E / 24.7968; 79.8893Elevation227 metres (745 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorth Central RailwaysLine(s)Allahabad–Jabalpur sectionPlatforms3ConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeKURJ Division(s) JhansiHistoryOpened2008; 16 years ago (2008)

Location
Khajuraho railway station Location in Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho railway station is located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh and serves as an entry point for the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, medieval Hindu famous for their erotic sculptures. Between 950 and 1150, the Chandela monarchs built these temples.

History

The Jhansi–Manikpur line was opened in 1889 by Indian Midland Railway. A branch line linking Khajuraho to Mahoba on the Jhansi–Manikpur line was inaugurated in 2008.^[1] Khajuraho is linked by train to Jhansi on the Delhi–Chennai line and Kanpur on the Howrah–Delhi line.

Amenities

There is a cloak room at Khajuraho railway station where one can leave one's luggage for a nominal payment. Small shops sell Khajuraho local maps.^[2]

Passenger movement

Khajuraho railway station handles around 3,000 passengers every day.^[3]

As of 2016 January, it is connected by a daily train to Delhi via Mahoba, Jhansi and Gwalior. It is also connected by a daily train that connects it to Agra, Jaipur and Udaipur. A local daily train also connects to Kanpur and Varanasi is connected thrice a week. ^[4]

Trains

• Khajuraho–Hazrat Nizamuddin Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express
• Khajuraho–Udaipur City Express
• Bundelkhand Express
• Bhopal–Khajuraho Mahamana Superfast Express
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Prayagraj Express
• Mahoba–Khajauraho Passenger
• Khajuraho–Virangana Lakshmibai Passenger
• Khajuraho–Kanpur Passenger
• Hazrat Nizamuddin–Khajuraho Vande Bharat Express

References

External links

• Trains at Khajuraho
• Khajuraho travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Panna National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage – 25 km from Khajuraho

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Mahoba–Khajuraho branch line		Rajnagar towards ?