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{{Infobox station
| name = Khajuraho
| type = [[Regional rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Khajuraho railway station by Pushpa C R.jpg
| image_caption = Khajuraho railway station
| address = Bamitha Khajuraho Road (near NH 75), Khajuraho, District. Chhatarapur, [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.7968|N|79.8893|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|227|m|ft}}
| line = [[Allahabad–Jabalpur section]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 3
| tracks =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = {{start date and age|2008}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KURJ
| division = Jhansi
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| map_dot_label = Khajuraho railway station
| map_type = India Madhya Pradesh
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = 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 sculpture]]s. Between 950 and 1150, the [[Chandela]] monarchs built these temples.

==History==
[[File:Khajuraho Station.JPG|thumb|Khajuraho station]]
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.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/allahabad/38216756_1_ncr-zone-north-central-railway-agra-division| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040133/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/allahabad/38216756_1_ncr-zone-north-central-railway-agra-division| url-status= dead| archive-date= 3 December 2013| title= NCR's glorious 10 years of bringing world to Agra, Jhansi, Khajuraho |last= Jamal|first= Asraf|date=2 April 2013| work= [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 15 November 2013 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.gounesco.com/proof/19943657059-khajuraho-experiences/ | title= Khajuraho experiences|publisher= [[GoUNESCO]]| access-date = 16 November 2013 }}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
Khajuraho railway station handles around 3,000 passengers every day.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/KURJ | title= Khajuraho railway station|publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 15 November 2013 }}</ref>

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.
<ref>{{cite web| url= http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/khajuraho-kurj/6710 | title= Khajuraho Departures}}</ref>

== 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–Jhansi Passenger]]
* [[Khajuraho–Kanpur Passenger]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/khajuraho-kurj/6710 Trains at Khajuraho]
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Khajuraho}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Panna National Park}} – 25 km from Khajuraho

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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Rajnagar|line=North Central Railway zone|branch= [[Mahoba–Khajuraho branch line]] |rows1=1}}
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{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Chhatarpur district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2008]]
[[Category:Jhansi railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Khajuraho]]

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