Lucknow Junction railway station

Lucknow Junction
लखनऊ जंक्शन
Express train and Passenger train station
Location Charbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226004
India
Coordinates 26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E / 26.832°N 80.919°E / 26.832; 80.919Coordinates: 26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E / 26.832°N 80.919°E / 26.832; 80.919
Elevation 126 metres (413 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s)

Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway

Lucknow-New Delhi Main Line

Lucknow-Gorakhpur Line
Platforms 6
Tracks 8
Connections Central Bus Station, Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Available
Disabled access
Other information
Station code LJN
Fare zone North Eastern Railway zone
History
Opened 1914 (1914)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway / East Indian Railway Company
Services
Waiting Room, Dormitory and Retiring Rooms, Baggage Room, ATM, Refreshment, Wi-Fi
Location
Lucknow Junction railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow Junction railway station (official name Lucknow NER, station code LJN) is one of the two main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge trains.

Background

Colloquially, it is known as "Chhoti Line", historically it harboured NE Railways' Meter Gauge trains of erstwhile Izzatnagar Division, now falls under Lucknow Division of NE Railway. It has recently taken over Rajya Rani Express and the prestigious train of Lucknow NR Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express.

Location

The adjacent and almost contiguous railway station to Lucknow Charbagh railway station officially known as Lucknow Junction or Lucknow Jn NER (station code LJN), is unofficially considered a part of Charbagh railway stations. It is situated at Charbagh in the south of the city, hence the popular name. The words 'Char Bagh' refer to the four gardens which existed here earlier.[1]

Infrastructure

Lucknow JN or LJN station has six platforms. The platform no.6 is accessible to the two wheelers, auto rikshaws and cars through an underpass cabway. This cabway is third cabway of Indian Railway after Howrah and Gorakhpur railway stations.

Development

Earlier Lucknow junction was the terminus for metre gauge trains as almost all tracks of North Eastern Railway zone were metre gauge. With the conversion of most of these tracks to 1676 mm broad gauge, the Lucknow junction does not have any metre gauge tracks. Now the terminus for the remaining metre gauge trains is Lucknow Aishbagh railway station (station code ASH)which also has broad gauge tracks.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historical Places in Lucknow Archived 3 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Lucknow Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
  • Google. "Lucknow Junction railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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