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Crossing Ganga River at Varanasi I Famous Double Decker Malaviya Bridge over Ganga I INDIAN RAILWAYS
Crossing Malaviya Bridge at Varanasi.
On Board: 18612/Banaras - Ranchi Express.
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more... 1. Malaviya Bridge, inaugurated in 1887 (originally called The Dufferin Bridge)
2. It is a double decker bridge over the Ganges at Varanasi.
3. Total length of the Bridge is 1048.5 metres.
4. It carries Rail track on lower deck and Road on the upper deck. It is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river.
5. The bridge was renamed as the Malaviya Bridge in 1948 after Madan Mohan Malaviya, who was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement.
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