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Mathura
Junction
railway
station
is
an
important
station
on
AgraāDelhi
chord
of
DelhiāMumbai
and
DelhiāChennai
lines.
It
is
located
in
Mathura
district
in
the
Indian
state
of
Uttar
Pradesh.
It
is
one
of
the
important
North-Central
Railway
station.
It
serves
Mathura
and
Vrindavan.
Premium
Trains
usually
skip
this
station.
Mathura
is
the
birthplace
of
Lord
Krishna.
He
spent
his
childhood
in
Vrindavan,
11
km
away
from
Mathura.
Therefore,
both
are
major
pilgrimage
centres
for
Hindus.Mathura
Refinery
of
Indian
Oil
Corporation
which
is
one
of
the
largest
oil
refineries
of
India
is
located
at
Mathura.
The
29
mi
(47
km)-long
Hath
RoadāMathura
Cantt
line
was
opened
in
1875
by
Bombay,
Baroda
and
Central
India
Railway.
It
was
transferred
to
North
Eastern
Railway
in
1952.
The
MathuraāKasganj
line
was
converted
from
1,000
mm
(3
ft
3+3ā8
in)-wide
metre
gauge
to
5
ft
6
in
(1,676
mm)
broad
gauge
in
2009.
The
7
mi
(11
km)-long
metre-gauge
MathuraāVrindavan
branch
line
was
opened
by
Bombay,
Baroda
and
Central
Indian
Railway
in
1889
Mathura
Junction
has
10
platforms.
There
is
a
junction
for
southbound
and
westbound
trains.
It
has
connectivity
with
all
major
cities
of
India.
There
are
seven
routes
/
lines
from
this
railway
junction
station.
Platform
9
dedicate
for
Vrindavan
metre-gauge
trains.
As
per
the
2018
report
released
by
Quality
Council
of
India
(QCI),
station
was
declared
the
least
clean
station
among
the
75
major
stations.
Mathura
Junction
railway
station
has
a
tourist
information
centre,
telephone
booths,
computerised
reservation
centre,
waiting
room,
vegetarian
and
non-vegetarian
refreshment
rooms,
and
a
book
stall.
Indian
Railways,
as
part
of
its
station
redevelopment
initiative,
successfully
renovated
the
Mathura's
Railway
station
making
it
more
convenient
for
passengers
visiting
the
city
by
Railways.
The
station
has
new
entry
and
exit
gates,
and
the
first
class
waiting
room
for
the
passengers
has
been
revamped
by
providing
new
benches.Circulating
area
of
the
station
has
been
modified.
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