Lucknow Junction railway station
Lucknow Junction Lucknow NER | |||||
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Lucknow Junction | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Charbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226004 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E / 26.832°N 80.919°E | ||||
| Elevation | 126 metres (413 ft) | ||||
| System | Regional rail and Light rail station | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) | ||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||
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| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Connections | Red Line Durgapuri | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible | |||||
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| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | LJN | ||||
| Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Lucknow NER | ||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway / East Indian Railway Company | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 50,000 | |||||
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Lucknow Junction (officially Lucknow NER, station code: LJN) is a railway station in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated right next to Lucknow Charbagh railway station.[1]
The station is part of the North Eastern Railway zone's Lucknow NER Division and the Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway line.
It is also part of the Lucknow-Barabanki Suburban Railway, Lucknow-Moradabad line and Lucknow-Sitapur line.
This station is a (NSG 2) category in North Eastern Railway. This station is situated in southern central part of Lucknow.
Nearby stations include Lucknow Charbagh (LKO) and Aishbagh (ASH).
Overview
Lucknow Junction is a high-revenue station, serving over 50,000 passengers and over 27 mail/express and 4 passenger trains on a daily basis. It is under the administrative control of the North Eastern Railway zone's Lucknow NER railway division.
Lucknow Junction is well connected with many important cultural cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Chandigarh, Pune, Bareilly, Haridwar, Meerut, Jammu, Jaisalmer, Chhapra, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Prayagraj, and Jabalpur.
Modernization
Lucknow Junction (LJN), as part of the wider Charbagh complex, is undergoing significant modernization under the Indian Railways' ambitious Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and a specific ₹420 crore redevelopment project led by the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA).
This includes the development of a major seven-story commercial building, known as DGS Town Square, at the rear (Manyawar Kanshiram Ji Smarak Sthal side) of the station. This will include premium retail, dining zones, lounges, offices, dormitories, and other passenger amenities, creating a self-sustaining commercial ecosystem.[2]
The target date for the overall project completion is May 2026.
See also
- Lucknow Charbagh railway station
- Aishbagh railway station
- Lucknow Junction-Saharanpur Vande Bharat Express
- Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway
References
External links
- "Arrivals from LJN/Lucknow Junction". IndiaRailInfo.
- "Departures from LJN/Lucknow Junction". IndiaRailInfo.