 Varanasi Junction , commonly known as Varanasi <unk> 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 <unk> Varanasi Express that runs between <unk> ( <unk> ) junction and Varanasi , a distance of 1 @,@ 398 kilometres ( <unk> mi ) ; the Kashi Vishwanath Express that runs between Varanasi and New Delhi Railway Station ; the Kanpur Varanasi <unk> 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 <unk> Express which runs between Varanasi and <unk> . Varanasi lies along National Highway 2 , which connects it to Kolkata , Kanpur , <unk> , and Delhi . National Highway 29 connects Varanasi to <unk> via <unk> to the northeast . National Highway 56 connects Varanasi to Lucknow via <unk> and <unk> , 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 , <unk> , <unk> , and <unk> . 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 . 
