Kanpur Central railway station

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Kanpur Central

Cawanpore North Barracks
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Kanpur Central station
General information
LocationCantt Side: Central Station Lane, Mirpur Cantt
City Side: Ghantaghar Crossing
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 26°27′14″N80°21′04″E / 26.4539°N 80.3512°E / 26.4539; 80.3512
Elevation126.630 metres (415.45 ft)
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Delhi main line
Kanpur–Unnao–Lucknow line
Kanpur–Tundla–Agra line
Kanpur–Kannauj–Kasganj line
Kanpur–Banda–Chitrakoot line
Kanpur–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar line
Kanpur–Unnao–Balamau line
Kanpur–Unnao–Prayagraj line
Kanpur–Unnao–Rai Bareilly line
Platforms10
Tracks28
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Architectural style Indo-Saracenic [1]
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCNB
Zone(s) North Central Railway
Division(s) Prayagraj
ClassificationNSG-2 [2]
History
Opened1930 (1930)
Electrified1972 [3] from Howrah
5 August 1976 [3] till New Delhi
Previous namesIndian Branch Rly. Co.
Northern Railways
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Location
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Kanpur Central
Location within Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur Central railway station
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Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah Jn and New Delhi railway station. It is a major railway station between Howrah Jn and New Delhi. It also holds the record for the largest interlocking route system in the world. All trains passing through this station stop here, including premium trains, and all superfast, mail and passenger trains. The station is a major intercity rail and commuter rail station in the region.

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Current and future development

Kanpur Central has undergone a beautification and modernisation effort in recent years, especially following the inclusion of the station in the "50 World-Class Railway Stations" budget, which sought to modernise Indian railway stations, by former Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee. These efforts mainly include the improvement of services offered to customers and the redevelopment of existing features, such as the installation of a new platform surface at platform number one. The current phase of development is mainly focused on the cleaning up of the side of the station facing the city, with ₹15 million being budgeted to go towards the project. A food plaza is designated to be built on the second floor and two new car parks are also being proposed. [4]

According to a NCR report the station needs at least 10 more platforms to support the ever-increasing passenger amount. At present, the re-modelling work is proceeding very slowly, but senior NCR officials are hopeful of keeping their promises. [4]

Transport

A three-layer underground car park has been proposed as well as the installation of two escalators leading to the footbridges passing over the railway lines. By 2010 a new footbridge was constructed at the west end of the station. [4]

Major trains

Major trains that originate from Kanpur Central are:-

Electric Loco Shed

Kanpur Loco Shed holds electric locomotives like WAP-4, WAP-7, WAG-7 & WAG-9.

It is currently holds 15 WAP-4, 50+ WAP-7, 70+ WAG-7 & 90+ WAG-9 locomotives respectively.

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References

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  3. 1 2 "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Electric Traction – I". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Making Kanpur Central world-class". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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