Kanpur Central railway station

Kanpur Central कानपुर सेंट्रल کانپور سینٹرل
Indian Railway Station
Facade
Location	Cantt Side: Central Station Lane, Shanti Nagar, Kanpur Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh City Side: Ghantaghar Crossing, City of Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh  India
Elevation	126.630 metres (415.45 ft)
Operated by	Indian Railways
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 Kanpur→Bhimsen→Jhansi Kanpur→Bhimsen→Banda Kanpur→Farrukhabad→Kasganj Kanpur-Panki-Mandhana (Projected)
Platforms	12
Tracks	14
Connections	Prepaid Auto cum Taxi Stand/Ghantaghar KMBS Bus Stop
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
Previous names	Indian Branch Rly. Co. <b\r> Northern Railways
Traffic
Passengers	3,00,000
Services

Coordinates: 26°27′19″N 80°19′44″E / 26.455402°N 80.328925°E / 26.455402; 80.328925

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. Kanpur Central is the third most busiest railway station in India. It also 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.

Major features

Kanpur Central Railway station

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.

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
Govindpuri	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	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-Panki→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→Kanpur Anwarganj→Farrukhabad→Kasganj
• Kanpur-Panki→Mandhana ( proposed )

Services

Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi

Kanpur Central (Plate form view)

Rajdhani Express

10 pairs of Rajdhani Express at Kanpur Central.

Garib Rath Express

8 pairs of Garib Rath Express at Kanpur Central.

Trains originating at Kanpur Anwarganj

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

Gallery

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  Kanpur Central

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  Kanpur Central (view Cantt side)

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  Train( New)

External links

• List of trains stopping at Kanpur Central

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

1. 1 2 "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Electric Traction - I". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014. 
2. ↑ "Making Kanpur Central world-class - The Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014. 
3. ↑ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 3". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014. 
4. ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Indian Railways. Retrieved 9 July 2013. 

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