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* Gorakhpur-Gonda Loop Line Via [[Barhni railway station|Barhni]]<ref>{{cite news |title=North Eastern Railway की लूप लाइनों पर भी दौड़ेंगी इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेनें, मार्च तक पूरा हो जाएगा विद्युतीकरण का कार्य |url=https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-electric-trains-will-also-run-on-loop-lines-ofnorth-eastern-railway-electrification-will-be-completed-by-march-21245056.html |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=[[Jagran Prakashan]] |language=hi}}</ref>
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'''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 longest railway platform.<ref name="The Times of India, 7 October 2013">{{cite news | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Gorakhpur-gets-worlds-largest-railway-platform/articleshow/23616764.cms?|title = Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform|work=The Times of India|date=7 October 2013| access-date = 7 October 2013}}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]. The station offers Class A-1 railway station facilities.
'''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]]<ref name="The Times of India, 7 October 2013">{{cite news | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Gorakhpur-gets-worlds-largest-railway-platform/articleshow/23616764.cms?|title = Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform|work=The Times of India|date=7 October 2013| access-date = 7 October 2013}}</ref> in Karnataka. It serves as the headquarters of the [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]], part of [[Indian Railways]]. The station offers Class A+ railway station facilities.


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.
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==
==History==
[[File:889 IndiaGorakhpur 19931228.jpg|thumb|left|A broad gauge [[Indian locomotive class WDM-1|class WDM-1]] locomotive with an evening train at Gorakhpur Junction in December 1993|alt=A broad gauge class WDM-1 locomotive with an evening train at Gorakhpur Junction in December 1993]]
[[File:888 IndiaGorakhpur 19931228.jpg|thumb|Metre gauge [[Indian locomotive class YG 2-8-2|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 {{convert|135|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[metre-gauge]] Gonda loop, running between Gorakhpur and [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], was constructed by the [[Bengal and North Western Railway]] between 1886 and 1905. The {{convert|79|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[Kaptanganj, India|Kaptanganj]]–[[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]] metre-gauge line was opened in 1913. The {{convert|25|mi|km|0|adj=on}} metre-gauge [[Nautanwa]] branch line was opened in 1925.<ref name=ner>{{cite web |url= http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf|title= Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-06 }}</ref>
The {{convert|135|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[metre-gauge]] Gonda loop, running between Gorakhpur and [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], was constructed by the [[Bengal and North Western Railway]] between 1886 and 1905. The {{convert|79|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[Kaptanganj, India|Kaptanganj]]–[[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]] metre-gauge line was opened in 1913. The {{convert|25|mi|km|0|adj=on}} metre-gauge [[Nautanwa]] branch line was opened in 1925.<ref name=ner>{{cite web |url= http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf|title= Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-06 }}</ref>


Conversion to [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] started with the Gorakhpur–Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur–Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637 |title = Varanasi Division at a Glance |publisher= North Eastern Railway| access-date = 10 July 2013}}</ref> 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
Conversion to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] started with the Gorakhpur–Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur–Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637 |title = Varanasi Division at a Glance |publisher= North Eastern Railway| access-date = 10 July 2013}}</ref> 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
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== Electric Loco Shed, Gorakhpur ==
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==Longest platform in the world==
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A remodeling of the Gorakhpur railway station was launched in 2009. The remodeling work was completed on war-footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the remodeled yard on 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has a platform measuring {{convert|1366.33|m}} with ramp and {{convert|1355.40|m}} without it.<ref name="The Times of India, 7 October 2013"/><ref>{{cite news | url = http://timesofindia.com/city/varanasi/Gorakhpur-railway-stations-remodelling-in-final-stage/articleshow/20388999.cms |title = Gorakhpur railway station's remodelling in final stage | work= The Times of India |date=2 June 2013| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref> At present, Gorakhpur has the world's longest railway platform, measuring 1,366m.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinda|first=Archisman|title=Uttar Pradesh gets world's longest railway platform|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/uttar-pradesh-gets-world-s-longest-railway-platform-1.1241468|access-date=9 October 2013|newspaper=GulfNews.com|date=<!-- 18:53 --> 9 October 2013}}</ref>
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| 2. ||[[WAP-4]] || 5350|| 44
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== Second longest platform in the world==
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==Passenger movement==
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A remodeling of the Gorakhpur railway station was launched in 2009. The remodeling work was completed on a war footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the remodeled yard on 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has a platform measuring {{convert|1366.33|m}} with ramp and {{convert|1355.40|m}} without it.<ref name="The Times of India, 7 October 2013"/><ref>{{cite news | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Gorakhpur-railway-stations-remodelling-in-final-stage/articleshow/20388999.cms |title = Gorakhpur railway station's remodelling in final stage | work= The Times of India |date=2 June 2013| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref> This is world's second longest railway platform.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinda|first=Archisman|title=Uttar Pradesh gets world's longest railway platform|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/uttar-pradesh-gets-world-s-longest-railway-platform-1.1241468|access-date=9 October 2013|newspaper=GulfNews.com|date=<!-- 18:53 --> 9 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Gorakhpur railway station has world's longest platform|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/gorakhpur-railway-station-has-worlds-longest-platform/articleshow/28643352.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-11-24}}</ref>
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Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title = Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref> It handles over 189 trains daily.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/GKP |title = Gorkhpur Jn (GKP)| publisher= India Rail Enquiry | access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> Some of the other railway stations in Uttar Pradesh handling large numbers of passengers are [[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur Central]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/CNB |title = Kanpur Central (CNB)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Junction]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/BSB|title=Varanasi Jn (BSB)|publisher=Indian Rail Enquiry}}</ref> [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura Junction]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MTJ |title = Mathura| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> and [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station|Mughalsarai]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MGS|title = Mughalsarai Jn Railway Station (MGS)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 19 June 2013}}</ref>


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Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html| title = Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry| work = Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways| publisher = IRFCA| access-date = 21 June 2013| archive-date = 10 May 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> The station handles 190~ trains daily. On some special occasions the number of trains increases up to 473.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} Some of the other railway stations in Uttar Pradesh handling large numbers of passengers are [[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur Central]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/CNB |title = Kanpur Central (CNB)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Junction]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/BSB|title=Varanasi Jn (BSB)|publisher=Indian Rail Enquiry}}</ref> [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura Junction]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MTJ |title = Mathura| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> and [[Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station|Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MGS|title = Mughalsarai Jn Railway Station (MGS)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 19 June 2013}}</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://erail.in/info/gorakhpur-railway-station-GKP/22446 About Gorakhpur Railway station]
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}

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Gorakhpur Junction
Indian Railways Station
Gorakhpur Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationStation road near Dharamshala, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates26°45′35″N 83°22′54″E / 26.7598°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; 95 years ago (1930)
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
Map
Interactive map

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+ railway station facilities.

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

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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]

Electric Loco Shed, Gorakhpur

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SN Locomotives HP Quantity
1. WAP-7 6350 5
2. WAP-4 5350 44
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 49

Second longest platform in the world

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A remodeling of the Gorakhpur railway station was launched in 2009. The remodeling work was completed on a war footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the remodeled 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

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Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[8] The station handles 190~ trains daily. On some special occasions the number of trains increases up to 473.[citation needed] 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

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  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. ^ a b "Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform". The Times of India. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "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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