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Gomti Nagar railway station

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Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Connections
  
Auto stand

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Operated by
  
North Eastern Railway

Elevation
  
119 m

Platforms in use
  
3 (to be increased to 6)

Location
  
Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India

Line(s)
  
Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway Lucknow-Gorakhpur line Gomti Nagar-Dilkusha line (under construction) Lucknow-Faizabad-Varanasi line Lucknow-Gonda-Balrampur

Tracks
  
3 (4 more under construction, single electrified BG)

Address
  
Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010

Similar
  
Badshahnagar railway station, Manak Nagar railway st, Aishbagh railway station, Lucknow Junction railway st, Lucknow Charbagh railway st

Gomti Nagar railway station is a small railway station in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is GTNR. It serves Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow city. The station consists of 3 platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.

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Gomti Nagar is one of the local stations in Lucknow and lies on Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway. Many stations are covered by Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway. It serves daily commuters. Some of the trains are operated from Barabanki city. The honorable Home minister and the MP from the city Rajnath Singh has announced that Gomti Nagar will be developed into an international level railway station and the number of platforms will be increased to six. The facilities will be world class. Many northeast bound trains like Krishak express, Gorakhpur intercity, Faizabad passenger, etc. will originate and terminate here. It will be developed as a satellite station to reduce pressure on Charbagh railway station. After its development following a three phase project it will be renamed as Gomti Nagar Terminus.

In 2013, Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda declared that a paltry Rs three crore for its second phase development and upgradation of amenities at Gomti Nagar station.

New Developments

  • 1. Gomti Nagar Terminal (earlier Gomti Nagar Railway Station) is being developed under PPP model. The new station building will be a five storey building(4+G) . It will have six platforms, seven lines,two washing pits, two entrances on groung floor.While first and second floor will be kept with railways to develop high standard passenger lounges, waiting halls,etc., the third and fourth floors will be used for commercial purposes like malls, PVRs, etc.
  • 2. The Malhour side entrance will be doubled and electrified to increase the speed of trains. NER is planning to start many long distance trains for Delhi, Jammu, Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, Northeast and Purvanchal.
  • 3. Gomti Nagar Terminal will also be linked to Dilkusha by a single electrified line so that the trains of charbagh can also be shifted here.

    • Major trains

    Some of the important trains that run from Gomti Nagar are:

  • Lucknow – Chhapra Express
  • Lucknow-Barauni Express
  • Avadh Express
  • Barabanki – Lucknow Jn MEMU
  • Daliganj Jn. – Nakaha Jungle Passenger
  • Krishak Express
  • Lucknow Jn. – Nakaha Jungle Passenger
  • Gomti nagar – gorakhpur Express
  • Barauni Mail
  • Yashwantpur Gorakhpur Express

    • Trains from Gomti nagar NE (GTNR)

    Two express trains originate/terminate at this station.

    References

    Gomti Nagar railway station Wikipedia
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