Shahjahanpur is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shahjahanpur district is one of the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh in the republic of India. It is a part of Bareilly division which is situated in south-east of Rohilkhand division. It was established in 1813 by the British Government. Previously it was a part of district Bareilly. Geographically the main town is Shahjahanpur city which is its headquarters. Its Tehsils are: Powayan, Tilhar, Jalalabad,Kalan, and Sadar.
Ram Prasad Bismil was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925, and struggled against British imperialism. Bismil was hanged on 19 December 1927 by the British for his revolutionary activities. As well as being a freedom fighter, he was a patriotic poet and wrote in Hindi and Urdu using the pen names Ram, Agyat and Bismil. But, he became popular with the last name "Bismil" only. He was associated with Arya Samaj where he got inspiration from Satyarth Prakash, a book written by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He also had a confidential connection with Lala Har Dayal through his guru Swami Somdev, a preacher of Arya Samaj.Bismil was one of the founding members of the revolutionary organization Hindustan Republican Association. Bhagat Singh praised him as a great poet-writer of Urdu and Hindi, who had also translated the books Catherine from English and Bolshevikon Ki Kartoot from Bengali.
The Kakori Conspiracy' was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Raj. The robbery was organised by Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
Ashfaqulla Khan was a freedom fighter in the Indian independence movement.
Thakur Roshan Singh was an Indian revolutionary, born in the village of Nabada Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, who was sentenced in the Bareilly shooting case during the Non Cooperation Movement of 1921-22. After release from Bareilly Central Jail, he joined the Hindustan Republican Association in 1924. Although he had not taken part in the Kakori conspiracy of August 1925, he was arrested and tried in March 1927 by the then British Government, for a murder carried out during the Kakori train robbery. He was sentenced to death, along with Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan and Rajendra Lahiri. He was executed at Malaka/Naini jail in the Allahabad district. It is well documented that after his death, his family had to face social and economic hardship, including problems finding a matrimonial match for his daughters.
Murari Sharma, was an Indian revolutionary who took part in the Kakori Conspiracy and absconded away. Police could not trace him out as Murari Sharma was his fake name. His actual name was Murari Lal Gupta. While speaking as a Chief Guest this fact was disclosed by his son Damodar Swarup 'Vidrohi' - a revolutionary poet of Shahjahanpur district in the "Ram Prasad Bismil Jayanti Sangoshthi" organised by Hindi Academy Delhi on 19 June 1997 at Rajendra Bhawan New Delhi. He was born on 1 January 1901 to Chhote Lal Gupta a khandsari of village Mudia Panwar in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. For some times he lived underground in Delhi and later on returned to his native village. He died natural death on 2 April 1982 in his house of Shahjahanpur at the age of 81. He never sat on a Rikshaw throughout his life, for the reason that it was pulled in the city by a man, and being a man himself he considered it unethical to be pulled by a man.
Prem Kishan Khanna was an active member of the Hindustan Republican Association from Shahjahanpur U.P. Khanna was a contractor for Indian Railways. He was a close associate of noted revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil.
Triveni Express (15075) is an express train in India that runs from Shaktinagar/Singrauli (Sonbhadra) to Tanakpur via Chopan, Mirzapur, Vindhyachal, Allahabad, Lucknow and Shahjahanpur. It is categorized under the Mail/Express category of Indian Railways.
Amethi railway station is a small railway station in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is AME. It serves Amethi city. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not fully sheltered. It has facilities including chair seating, chilled drinking water, a kiosk, parking, and toilet.
Rae Bareli Junction railway station is a main railway station in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is RBL. It serves Raebareli city. The station consists of four platforms. The platform is well sheltered. It has facilities including water and sanitation.
Amroha railway station is a main railway station in Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh established in 1885. Its code is AMRO. It serves Amroha city. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.
Kakori railway station is a small railway station in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is KKJ. It serves Kakori village.
Zafarabad Junction railway station is a largest and most important railway station in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is ZBD. It serves Zafarabad town. The station consists of four platforms.
Prayag Junction railway station is an important railway station in Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is PRG. It serves Prayag town in Allahabad. The station consists of three platforms. The NCR is developing the neighbouring Prayag station as a coaching terminal. It is designed by architect M K Singh in the year 2018. There will be five new platforms, two washing lines, and a new station building with basement.
Triveni Express is an express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Shaktinagar Terminal and Tanakpur in India. It is currently being operated with 15075/15076 train numbers on four days in week basis.
The Prayag - Bareilly Express is an express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Prayag Junction and Bareilly Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 14307/14308 train numbers on a daily basis.
The Prayag - Jaunpur Passenger is a Passenger train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Prayag Junction and Jaunpur Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 54375/54376 train numbers on a daily basis.
Shahjahanpur railway station is a main railway station in Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Autonomous State Medical College, Shahjahanpur is a tertiary referral Government Medical college. It was established in year 2019.
