 Varanasi Junction , commonly known as Varanasi Cant Railway Station , is the city 's largest train station . More than 360 @,@ 000 passengers and 240 trains pass through each day . Some of the important express trains operating from the Varanasi Junction railway station are : the Udhna Varanasi Express that runs between Udhna ( Surat ) junction and Varanasi , a distance of 1 @,@ 398 kilometres ( 869 mi ) ; the Kashi Vishwanath Express that runs between Varanasi and New Delhi Railway Station ; the Kanpur Varanasi InterCity express , also called Varuna express , which runs over a distance of 355 kilometres ( 221 mi ) and connects with Lucknow ( the capital city of Uttar Pradesh ) and Kanpur ; and the Sabarmati Express which runs between Varanasi and Ahmedabad . Varanasi lies along National Highway 2 , which connects it to Kolkata , Kanpur , Agra , and Delhi . National Highway 29 connects Varanasi to Gorakhpur via Ghazipur to the northeast . National Highway 56 connects Varanasi to Lucknow via Jaunpur and Sultanpur , to the northwest . National Highway 7 , the longest National Highway in India , is the most important road connecting Varanasi to southern India , passing through the cities of Hyderabad , Bangalore , Salem , Madurai , Tirunelveli , and Kanyakumari . Auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are the most widely available forms of public transport in old city . In the outer regions of the city , buses are common , and taxis are available . 
 Varanasi Junction , commonly known as Varanasi Cant Railway Station , <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>the city <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>largest train station . More than 360 @,@ 000 passengers and 240 trains pass through each day . Some of the important express trains operating from the Varanasi Junction railway station are : the Udhna Varanasi Express <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>runs</mark></a> between Udhna ( Surat ) junction and Varanasi , a distance of 1 @,@ 398 kilometres ( 869 mi ) ; the Kashi Vishwanath Express <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>runs</mark></a> between Varanasi and New Delhi Railway Station ; the Kanpur Varanasi InterCity express , also called Varuna express , which <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>runs</mark></a> over a distance of 355 kilometres ( 221 mi ) and connects with Lucknow ( the capital city of Uttar Pradesh ) and Kanpur ; and the Sabarmati Express which <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>runs</mark></a> between Varanasi and Ahmedabad . Varanasi <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>lies</mark></a> along National Highway 2 , which <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>connects</mark></a> it to Kolkata , Kanpur , Agra , and Delhi . National Highway 29 connects Varanasi to Gorakhpur via Ghazipur to the northeast . National Highway 56 connects Varanasi to Lucknow via Jaunpur and Sultanpur , to the northwest . National Highway 7 , the longest National Highway in India , <a href='drop_aux' title='11'><mark>is</mark></a>the most important road connecting Varanasi to southern India , passing through the cities of Hyderabad , Bangalore , Salem , Madurai , Tirunelveli , and Kanyakumari . Auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws <a href='drop_aux' title='12'><mark>are</mark></a>the most widely available forms of public transport in old city . In the outer regions of the city , buses <a href='drop_aux' title='13'><mark>are</mark></a>common , and taxis <a href='drop_aux' title='14'><mark>are</mark></a>available . 
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