Govindpuri railway station
Govindpuri | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway station | |
| Location | Govind Nagar, Kanpur, India |
| Coordinates | 26°27′14″N 80°18′49″E / 26.4538°N 80.3136°ECoordinates: 26°27′14″N 80°18′49″E / 26.4538°N 80.3136°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) |
New Delhi→Kanpur→Howrah |
| Platforms | 2 (present,18 under construction) |
| Tracks | 22 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Railway station |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GOY |
| Zone(s) | kanpur central |
| Division(s) | kanpur central |
| Fare zone | North Central Railways |
| History | |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Rebuilt | 2016 |
| Electrified | 2002 |
| Previous names |
Indian Branch Railway Company Northern Railway |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 250000 |
| Services | |
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Govindpuri (Hindi:गोविंदपुरी) or Kanpur South is a railway station in Kanpur which caters 250,000 passengers to their destinations. It is the second busiest railway station in Kanpur, after Kanpur Central.
Strictly speaking by definition, it is the JUNCTION where Jhansi/Banda line is separated from Delhi-Howrah Line; however, it is not granted JUNCTION status yet due to which it has two station codes, GOV and GOY. There are 18 platforms under construction to reduce load from kanpur central so that 256 more trains that can't be handled by other stations due to the lack of tracks and platforms will given to kanpur central as it was rebuilt to cater 1200 trains per day and currently it is catering 672 trains. After being completed govindpuri will become fifth busiest and third biggest after kanpur central and howrah junction.
Location
It is located near Govind Nagar locality in Kanpur South. A rail overbridge is also there (bearing the same name), which remains congested throughout the day.
History
Due to proximity to Juhi yard, the station was called Juhi till the 1970s.[1] Then as urban agglomeration in South Kanpur increased, the station was renamed Govindpuri due to proximity to Govind Nagar, a locality named and inaugurated by Govind Vallabh Pant.
| Train No. | Train Name | Arrival | Departure | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11109 | Jhs Lko Int Exp | 10:01 | 10:03 | Daily |
| 11110 | Lko Jhs Int Exp | 18:46 | 18:48 | Daily |
| 11123 | Bju Gwl Mail | 13:59 | 14:00 | Daily |
| 11124 | Gwl Bju Mail | 17:58 | 18:00 | Daily |
| 13008 | U A Toofan Exp | 17:53 | 17:55 | Daily |
| 13008 | U A Toofan Exp | 17:53 | 17:55 | Daily |
| 13111 | Lal Quila Exp | 19:17 | 19:18 | Daily |
| 13112 | Lal Quila Exp | 06:28 | 06:30 | Daily |
| 15009 | Chitrakut Exp | 19:28 | 19:30 | Daily |
| 15010 | Chitrakut Exp | 07:33 | 07:35 | Daily |
Trains whose timings are not Known
- Mahoba-Kanpur Passenger
Important trains with no stops
- Shatabdi Exp.
- Rajdhani Exp.
- Duronto Exp.
Future development
However, in next two years, things will change it will become the first halt station in India which will directly turn into Terminal station. Kanpur South The new terminal will help decongest Kanpur Central which has gotten saturated as it caters to over 350 trains. It is modelled same as Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi.
The station is ongoing construction of a new waiting room, a new ticketing room, new platforms and overbridge. The Reservation Room has been constructed and now in use and the older one will be dismantled. The new Platform No. 1 is also under construction which be longer and slightly before than earlier one leaving an extra loop line between Platform no. 1 and Platform no. 2. The older Platform No. 1 will be dismantled.
The width of Platform No. 2 and Platform No. 3 is also been increased.
There are plans to run some express and passengers trains from Govindpuri.
Trains towards Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda/Chitrakoot, Etawah and Tundla wil be managed by Kanpur South.[2] ≠≤≥
