Kanpur Central railway station
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Kanpur Central
कानपुर सेंट्रल کانپور سینٹرل |
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View of Kanpur Central (Cantt. Side)
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| Location | Cannt Side: Central Station Lane (East), Cantonment side Shanti Nagar, SujatGnj City Side: Central Station Lane (West), Ghantaghar Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh India |
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| Elevation | 126.630 metres (415.45 ft) | |
| Line(s) | Mughalsarai-Kanpur section Kanpur-Delhi section Howrah-Delhi main line Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line Kanpur→Unnao→Lucknow Kanpur→Rai-Barelli→Allahabad Kanpur→Sitapur→Shahjehanpur |
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| Platforms | 14 | |
| Connections | Prepaid Auto cum Taxi Stand | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |
| Parking | Available | |
| Disabled access | CNB | |
| Other information | ||
| Status | Functioning | |
| Station code | CNB | |
| Zone(s) | North Central Railway | |
| Division(s) | Allahabad | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1930 | |
| Electrified | 1972[1] from Howrah 5 August 1976[1] till New Delhi |
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| Previous names | Indian Branch Rly. Co. <b\r> Northern Railways | |
| Traffic | ||
| Passengers | 5,000,000 | |
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Kanpur Central is one of five "Central" railway stations in India. It is a major intercity rail and commuter rail station in the city of Kanpur, and is situated on the Howrah - Delhi broad gauge route passing through Uttar Pradesh. It holds the record for the largest interlocking route system in the world. It is the busiest station of the North Central Railways recording traffic of more than 150,000 passengers, and more than 280 trains per day.
After determining the railway stations that need to be world-class, former Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee included Kanpur Central in her list. She included funding for this work in her "50 World-Class Railway Stations" budget. A phased revamping has begun.
Though the re-modelling of Kanpur Central Station began a long time ago, it is being done gradually in phases. At present, the re-modelling work is proceeding very slowly, but senior NCR officials are hopeful of keeping their promise of providing a new, improved look to Kanpur Central in the near future.[2]
The present station was built in 1928,[3] though the imposing building was completed in 1930. The building's construction is inspired by Lucknow's magnificent Lucknow Charbagh railway station building which was built by the British in 1914; however, it could not be constructed identically to Charbagh because it would have been enormously expensive.
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Major features
- Footbridges
There are two footbridges over the tracks, Howrah Bridge and Delhi Bridge, and the station has one underpass route connecting all of the railway platforms. Escalators to the foot over-bridges are operational in Kanpur Central.
- Improvement in the lighting Work
Massive improvements in the station's lighting has been undertaken. More lighting has been provided in the subway which connects different platforms. As well, tube lights in the subway have been connected with inverters to ensure that there is power at peak times. This will also help ensure passengers' safety when they use the subway to reach a particular platform. New LED neon sign boards with the station's name embedded on it are being procured and will soon be installed on both sides of the railway station. A proposal has been sent to provide facade lighting in order to give the station building a beautiful appearance during the night hours.[citation needed]
- Availability of Drinking Water
To tackle the water crisis, a round-the-clock water monitoring committee has been established. Senior supervisors from the mechanical, civil, and electrical deparftments man the platforms to ensure the availability of drinking water on platforms, and on the trains. A grievance committee has been set upso that passengers can register complaints related to non-availability of drinking water. The maintenance of the existing retiring room and dormitories will be taken up in the next phase. Also, a new platform surface has been made at platform number one as cracks had developed on the older existing surface.
- Passenger Facilitation Center
The passenger facilitation center will consolidate all the necessary services provided railway staff into one building. These services include: train inquiries, retiring room/dormitory booking, wheel chair booking for handicapped passengers, sale of railway time-table, and platform tickets. Also, all railway announcements will be made from this center. The Central Railway Station will also have a passenger amenity center including: the waiting hall and waiting room, booking office, passenger facilitation center, cloak room, luggage and, parcel booking office etc..., located on the platform itself.
- Token System for Reservation
Railway authorities have launched its token system for passengers to reduce the long waiting time for a reservation.
- Coach Induction Units
Four new electronic coach induction units have been installed at platform number one so that it is easier for passengers to identify their coach when a train halts. The installation of the coach induction units is part of the ongoing beautification drive at the Kanpur railway station.
Kanpur Central is among the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railways.[4]
Other stations serving Kanpur Metropolitan Region
| Station Name | Station Code | Railway Zone | Total Platforms |
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| Govindpuri (Kanpur South) | GOY | North Central Railways | 2 |
| Kanpur Anwarganj | CPA | North Eastern Railways | 3 |
| Rawatpur | RPO | North Eastern Railways | 1 |
| Kalyanpur | KYP | North Eastern Railways | 1 |
| Mandhana Central | MDA | North Eastern Railways | 1 |
| Chaubepur | CBR | North Eastern Railways | 1 |
| Panki Junction (Kanpur West) | PNK | North Central Railways | 5 |
| Chakeri | CHK | North Central Railways | 2 |
| Chandari (Shyam Nagar) | CNBI | North Central Railways | 2 |
| Kanpur Bridge Left Bank | CPB | Northern Railway | 3 |
| Bhimsen Jn. | BZM | North Central Railways | 1 |
| Bhaupur | BPU | North Central Railways | 3 |
| KANPUR SMU CBSA | CPSM | North Eastern Railways | 1 |
| Gangaghat | GAG | North Central Railways | 2 |
Routes from Kanpur
- Kanpur→Govindpuri→Tundla→Agra
- Kanpur-Etawah→Tundla→Aligarh→Ghaziabad→New Delhi
- Kanpur→Chakeri→Allahabad→Howrah
- Kanpur→Gangaghat→Unnao→Lucknow
- Kanpur→Unnao→Dalmau→Raebareli→Unchahar→Allahabad
- Kanpur→Gangaghat→Unnao→Balamau→Sitapur→Shahjehanpur
- Kanpur→Govindpuri→Bhimsen→Jhansi
- Kanpur→Govindpuri→Bhimsen→Banda
- Kanpur→Anwarganj→Farrukhabad→Kasganj
- Kanpur-Panki→Mandhana ( proposed )
Services
| Train No. | Train Name | Arrival | Departure | Days | Platform No. |
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| 12003 | Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi | 16:50 | 16:55 | Daily | Platform No. 1 |
| 12004 | Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi | 11:20 | 11:25 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 12559 | Shiv Ganga Express | 01:30 | 01:38 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 12560 | Shiv Ganga Express | 01:00 | 01:05 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 4853/63/65 | Marudhar Express | 01:55 | 02:00 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 4854/64/66 | Marudhar Express | 01:20 | 01:25 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2179 | Lucknow-Agra Intercity | 17:25 | 17:30 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2180 | Agra-Lucknow Intercity | 10:05 | 10:10 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2183 | Bhopal – Lucknow Express | 04:00 | 04:05 | Tues Fri | Platform No. |
| 2184 | Lucknow - Bhopal Express | 00:12 | 00:20 | Thurs, Sun | Platform No. |
| 2193 | Bhopal - Pratapgarh Express | 04:00 | 04:05 | Only Sun | Platform No. |
| 2194 | Pratapgarh-Bhopal | 00:12 | 00:20 | Only Tues | Platform No. |
| 2417 | Prayagraj Express | 00:05 | 00:15 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2418 | Prayagraj Express | 03:25 | 03:30 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2419 | Gomti Express | 06:55 | 07:00 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2420 | Gomti Express | 19:45 | 19:55 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2511 | Raptisagar Express | 13:17 | 13:22 | Thurs, Fri, Sun | Platform No. |
| 2521 | Raptisagar Express | 13:17 | 13:22 | Only Tues | Platform No. |
| 15025 | Mau - Anand Vihar Terminal Express | 04:15 | 04:20 | Platform No. | |
| 15026 | Anand Vihar Terminal - Mau Express | 07:05 | 07:15 | Platform No | |
| 2541 | Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express | 05:25 | 05:35 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 2542 | Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express | 09:45 | 09:55 | Daily | Platform No. |
| 12533 | LJN-CSTM Pushpak Express | 21:20 | 21:32 | Daily | Platform No. 3 |
| 12534 | CSTM-LJN Pushpak Express | 06:45 | 07:00 | Daily | Platform No. 9 |
| 19061 | BDTS-RMR Exp | 08:45 | 08:55 | Weekly | Platform No. 9 |
Rajdhani Express
10 pairs of Rajdhani Express at Kanpur Central.
| Train No. | Train Name | Arrival | Departure | Days | Platform No. |
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| 12301–12302 | Howrah Rajdhani | Except Sun | Platform No. | ||
| 12305–12306 | Howrah Rajdhani | Only Sun | Platform No. | ||
| 12309–12310 | Patna Rajdhani Express | Daily | Platform No. | ||
| 12313–12314 | Sealdah Rajdhani Express | Daily | Platform No. | ||
| 12421–12422 | Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express | Platform No. | |||
| 12423–12424 | Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express | Except Sun | Platform No. | ||
| 12439–12440 | Ranchi Rajdhani Express | Platform No. | |||
| 12443–12444 | Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express | Platform No. | |||
| 12453–12454 | Ranchi Rajdhani Express | Platform No.1 |
Garib Rath Express
8 pairs of Garib Rath Express at Kanpur Central.
| Train No. | Train Name | Arrival | Departure | Days | Platform No. |
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| 12209 | Kanpur Kathgodam Garib Rath Express | Starting Station | 06:15 | Only Tues | 5 |
| 12210 | Kathgodam Kanpur Central Garib Rath Express | 04:35 | Destination Station | Only Mon | 7 |
| 12593/12594 | Lucknow Bhopal Garib Rath Express | 00:30 | Only Sun | 4 | |
| 2535–2536 | Lucknow Raipur Garib Rath Express | - | - | - | Platform No. |
| 2353–2354 | Patna Garib Rath | - | - | - | Platform No. |
| 2569–2570 | Jaynagar Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express | - | - | - | Platform No. |
| 22405/22406 | Anand Vihar Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express | 22:12 | Only Sun | ||
| 2877–2878 | Ranchi New Delhi Garib Rath Express | - | - | - | Platform No. |
Trains originating at Kanpur Anwarganj
| Train Number |
Train Name | Arrival | Departure | Destination/ Origin |
Days | Platform No. |
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| 5003 | Chauri Chaura Express | — | 16:45 | Gorakhpur | Daily | Platform No.1 |
| 5004 | Chauri Chaura Express | 12:10 | — | Gorakhpur Junction | Daily | Platform No.1 |
| 8191 | Utsarg Express | 09:45 | — | Chhapra | Daily | Platform No.3 |
| 8192 | Utsarg Express | — | 16:25 | Chhapra | Daily | Platform No.3 |
Trains Originating from Kanpur Central
- 14154 Amritsar - Kanpur
- 14152 Delhi Anand Vihar T
- 14123 Pratapgarh Kanpur
- 14724 Kalindi Express
- 22444 Bandra Terminus - Kanpur
- 24227 Varuna Express
- 18203 Betwa Express
- 15038 Kasganj - Kanpur Exp
- 14109 Chitrakootdham Kanpur
- 12034 New Delhi-Kanpur Shatabdhi
- 12210 Kathgodam-Kanpur Garibh Rath
- 12452 Shram Shakti Express
- 12470 Jammu Tawi - Kanpur
- 12943 Udyogkarmi Express
- 22441 Allahabad-Kanpur Intercity
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External links
See also
- Indian Railways
- Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway
- Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway
- Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway
- Kanpur Shatabdi
- Kanpur Anwarganj
- Kanpur South (Govindpuri)
- Kanpur Bridge Left Bank
- Kanpur Allahabad Intercity
References
- Use dmy dates from March 2015
- Use Indian English from March 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
- Articles using Infobox station with markup inside name
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015
- Railway centrals in India
- Railway stations in Kanpur
- Railway stations opened in 1930
- Allahabad railway division
