Owned by Indian Railways Parking Available Elevation 84 m Owner Indian Railways Tracks 26 | Structure type Standard on ground Opened 1890 Phone 072389 60383 Platforms in use 10 | |
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Location Station Road, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India 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 Address elahibag Kawwa Bagh Colony, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273012 Similar Lucknow Charbagh railway st, Muzaffarpur Junction railway st, Kanpur Central railway st, Varanasi Junction railway st, Barauni Junction railway st | ||
Now gorakhpur has the world s longest railway platform
The North east 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).
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The Gorakhpur city area is served by 10 local railway stations other than Gorakhpur Junction, namely, 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.
Conversion to broad gauge started with the Gorakhpur–Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur–Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991. 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. Now Gorakhpur would have three new platforms. At present, Gorakhpur has the world's longest platform.
Passenger movement
Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways. It handles over 189 trains daily. 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, Varanasi Junction, Mathura Junction and Mughalsarai.