Kakori railway station
Kakori railway station is a small railway station in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is KKJ. It serves Kakori village.
Kakori railway station | |
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Express train and Passenger train station | |
General information | |
Location | State Highway 25, Kakori, Uttar Pradesh India |
Coordinates | 26.8841°N 80.8001°E |
Elevation | 130 metres (430 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 4 |
Connections | Auto stand |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking | No |
Bicycle facilities | No |
Other information | |
Status | Active |
Station code | KKJ |
Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone |
Division(s) | Moradabad |
History | |
Rebuilt | 2016 |
Electrified | Yes |
Location | |
Kakori railway station Location within India Kakori railway station Kakori railway station (Uttar Pradesh) |
History
On 9 August 1925, the station came into light of the world history when Indian revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, Manmathnath Gupta, Murari Lal Gupta (fake name of Murari Lal Khanna), Mukundi Lal (Mukundi Lal Gupta) and Banwari Lal snatched the government's treasury from a train. The incident is called as Kakori train robbery or the Kakori conspiracy case of British period.[1]
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