Do you know what is the difference between what is called a station, a junction, a terminus, and Central in Indian Railways?
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Primarily 4 kinds of stations can be seen in India:
Station:
A station is a place where a train stops for a few minutes for passengers to get in/out of the train, or for freight to be carried in a train.
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| A railway station in India |
Junction:
A junction is a station which has at least three different routes for trains. For a train coming in from a route, there should be at least two more routes for it to leave the station, only then it is called a junction.
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| See the number of routes - Vijayawada Railway Station |
- Allahabad Junction
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Howrah Junction
Central:
Central:
- The busiest station of multiple stations in a city or district is called the Central. For example, Kanpur Central (CNB). It is usually very large and a large number of trains visit it every day.
Although there are centrals in our country, still it is not necessary to have a central in a district having multiple railway stations.
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| Mumbai Central |
These are the main five centrals in our country:
- Kanpur Central (CNB)
- Mangalore Central (MAQ)
- Mumbai Central (BCT)
- Trivandrum Central (TVC)
- Chennai Central (MAS)
Terminus:
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| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus of India |
Few important terminus stations in India:
- Bandra Terminus (BDTS)
- Howrah Terminus (HWH)
- Bhavnagar Terminus (BVC)
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST)
- Cochin Harbour Terminus (CHTS)
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
- Yavatmal Terminus (YTL)
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