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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Chunar Junction<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br />
| image_caption =<br />
| address = Chunar, [[Mirzapur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| country = {{flagu|India}} <br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.1034|N|82.8752|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|85|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Mughalsarai–Kanpur section]]<br/>Chunar–Billibari line<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard on ground<br />
| platform = 5<br />
| tracks = 8<br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1864}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1965–66<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = CAR<br />
| zone = [[North Central Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Allahabad}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]] <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location of Chunar railway station in Uttar Pradesh<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chunar Junction railway station''' (station code:- '''CAR''') is on the [[Mughalsarai–Kanpur section]] and Chunar–Billibari line. It is located in [[Mirzapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It serves [[Chunar]] and the surrounding areas.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Howrah–Delhi line of [[East Indian Railway Company]] was ready up to Naini in 1864 and after the [[Old Naini Bridge]] was completed through trains started running in 1865–66.<ref name=irfcai>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title = IR History: Early History (1832–1869) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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The {{convert|79.07|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] Chunar–Robertsganj–Churk line was constructed in 1954.<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v21-4YYgocUC&q=Muri-Chandrapura+line&pg=PA60 |title = Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy| page=60|last= Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal|year = 1986|publisher= Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059| isbn = 81-7022-089-0|access-date = 26 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Dagmagpur–Cheoki section was electrified in 1965–66.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/chunar-junction-car/1078 Trains at Chunar]<br />
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Chunar}}<br />
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{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Kailahat|next=Dagmagpur |line= North Central Railway zone|branch= [[Mughalsarai–Kanpur section]] }}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Sakteshgarh|line= North Central Railway zone|branch= Chunar–Billibari branch line }}<br />
{{end}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Mirzapur district]]<br />
[[Category:Allahabad railway division]]<br />
[[Category:1864 establishments in India]]</div>
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