Gorakhpur Junction railway station

Gorakhpur Junction
गोरखपुर जंक्शन
Regional rail and Light rail station

Gorakhpur Railway Station
Location Station Road, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 26°45′35″N 83°22′54″E / 26.7598°N 83.3818°E / 26.7598; 83.3818Coordinates: 26°45′35″N 83°22′54″E / 26.7598°N 83.3818°E / 26.7598; 83.3818
Elevation 84 metres (276 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Eastern Railway, Lucknow NER Railway Division
Line(s) Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line
Gorakhpur-Lucknow Kanpur Delhi main line
Gorakhpur-Nautanwa-Barhni line
Platforms 10
Tracks 26
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code GKP
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway
Division(s) Lucknow NER Railway Division, Varanasi Division & Izzatnagar Division
History
Opened 1930 (1930)
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers 365000
Location
Gorakhpur Junction
Location within Uttar Pradesh

The Gorakhpur Railway Station is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway. The station offers Class A railway station facilities. On 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur became the world's longest railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.34 kilometres (0.84 mi).

The city of Gorakhpur serves 10 local railway stations known as Gorakhpur Junction, Gorakhpur cantt, Domingarh, Sahjanwa, Sihapar, Maniram, Nakaha jungle, Kushmi, Jagatbela, and Unaula.

History

The 135-mile (217 km) metre-gauge Gonda loop, running between Gorakhpur and Gonda, was constructed by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1886 and 1905. The 79-mile (127 km) Kaptanganj–Siwan metre-gauge line was opened in 1913. The 25-mile (40 km) metre-gauge Nautanwa branch line was opened in 1925.[1]

Conversion to broad gauge started with the Gorakhpur–Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur–Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991.[2] The Gorakhpur–Gonda loop was converted around 1985, and the Nautanwa branch line at about the same time. The Kaptanganj–Siwan line was converted around 2006.<ref name=ner/

Longest platform in the world

A remodeling of the Gorakhpur railway station was launched in 2009. The remodeling work was completed on war-footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the remodeled yard on 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has a platform measuring 1,366.33 metres (4,482.7 ft) with ramp and 1,355.40 metres (4,446.9 ft) without it.[3] Now Gorakhpur would have three new platforms.[4] At present, Gorakhpur has the world's longest platform. [5]

Passenger movement

Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[6] It handles over 189 trains daily.[7] This is the route which connects Bihar to Delhi , the other route which connect is Banaras route. Some of the other railway stations in Uttar Pradesh handling large numbers of passengers are Kanpur Central,[8] Varanasi Junction,[9] Mathura Junction[10] and Mughalsarai.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Varanasi Division at a Glance". North Eastern Railway. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform". The Times of India, 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Gorakhpur railway station's remodelling in final stage". The Times of India, 2 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Dinda, Archisman (9 October 2013). "Uttar Pradesh gets world's longest railway platform". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Gorkhpur Jn (GKP)". India Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kanpur Central (CNB)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Varanasi Jn (BSB)". Indian Rail Enquiry.
  10. ↑ "Mathura". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Mughalsarai Jn Railway Station (MGS)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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