Gorakhpur Junction railway station

Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code: GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world's second longest railway platform after Hubballi Junction railway station[2] in Karnataka. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway, part of Indian Railways. The station offers Class A-1 railway station facilities.

Gorakhpur Junction
Indian Railways Station
Gorakhpur Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationStation road near Dharamshala, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates26.7598°N 83.3818°E / 26.7598; 83.3818
Elevation84 metres (276 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Eastern Railway
Line(s)
Platforms10 platforms
Length– 1,366 m (4,482 ft)
Tracks28
ConnectionsAuto stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGKP
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Lucknow NER
History
Opened1930
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
200,000/per day
Location
Gorakhpur Junction is located in Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur Junction
Gorakhpur Junction
Location in Uttar Pradesh##Location in India
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Gorakhpur Junction railway station is a major railway station in the state of Uttar Pradesh especially in the Purvanchal region (Eastern Uttar Pradesh) and it connects Eastern Uttar Pradesh to Bihar, Nepal and Northern India to Bihar.

History
A broad gauge class WDM-1 locomotive with an evening train at Gorakhpur Junction in December 1993
A broad gauge class WDM-1 locomotive with an evening train at Gorakhpur Junction in December 1993
Metre gauge class YG 2-8-2 no. 4288, built by Nippon in 1956, departs from Gorakhpur with an evening train. These locomotives usually carried smoke deflectors

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.[3]

Conversion to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge started with the Gorakhpur–Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur–Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991.[4] 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 2011 .[3]

Second Longest platform in the World

A remodelling of the Gorakhpur railway station was launched in 2009. The remodelling work was completed on a war footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the remodelled yard on 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has a platform measuring 1,366.33 metres (4,482.7 ft) with ramp and 1,355.40 metres (4,446.9 ft) without it.[2][5] This is world's second longest railway platform.[6][7]

Passenger movement

Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[8] It handles over 190 trains daily. On some special occasions the number of trains increases upto 473. Some of the other railway stations in Uttar Pradesh handling large numbers of passengers are Kanpur Central,[9] Varanasi Junction,[10] Mathura Junction[11] and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction.[12]

References
  1. "North Eastern Railway की लूप लाइनों पर भी दौड़ेंगी इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेनें, मार्च तक पूरा हो जाएगा विद्युतीकरण का कार्य". Jagran Prakashan (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. "Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform". The Times of India. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. "Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. "Varanasi Division at a Glance". North Eastern Railway. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. "Gorakhpur railway station's remodelling in final stage". The Times of India. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  6. Dinda, Archisman (9 October 2013). "Uttar Pradesh gets world's longest railway platform". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. "Gorakhpur railway station has world's longest platform". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  9. "Kanpur Central (CNB)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. "Varanasi Jn (BSB)". Indian Rail Enquiry.
  11. "Mathura". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  12. "Mughalsarai Jn Railway Station (MGS)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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