Lucknow Charbagh railway station

For the Northeast Railway station, see Lucknow Junction railway station

Lucknow Charbagh Lucknow NR
Lucknow Charbagh
General information
Location	Charbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E
Elevation	123.500 metres (405.18 ft)
Owned by	Government Of India
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Varanasi-Jaunpur Jn-Faizabad-Lucknow Line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi-Jaunpur City-Sultanpur-Lucknow line Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Lucknow–Moradabad line Lucknow-Gorakhpur line Lucknow-Sitapur line
Platforms	9
Tracks	26
Connections	Central Bus Station, Taxi Stand, Auto Stand, Charbagh metro station
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Architect	J.H. Hornimen
Other information
Station code	LKO
Fare zone	Northern Railway zone, Lucknow NR railway division
History
Opened	March 21, 1914 (1914-03-21)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway / East Indian Railway Company
Location Charbagh Location in Uttar Pradesh Charbagh Location inIndia

Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is one of the two main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge trains, the other one being Lucknow Junction.

Infrastructure

Built at a price of ₹ 70 lakhs, Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J.H. Hornimen. The foundation of the railway station was placed in March 1914. The building was completed in 1923. A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett. It has a large garden in front of the building. It incorporates the mix of Rajput, Awadhi and Mughal architecture and has a palatial appearance. A unique feature of the Charbagh railway station is that an aerial view of the station building shows it as a chess board and the domes and pillars of the building appear to be pieces of a chess game. Architecturally, it is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations in India. The Government Railway Police station at Lucknow Charbagh holds an ISO 9001 certificate.

Built on a plinth, it has a rectangular ground plan with projecting porticos. There are several towers and clusters of circular Awadhi domes. The wide, raised platforms have several halls and rooms for official purposes.

It is also the main hub for the Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway system (MEMU).

Panoramic view of Lucknow station

Metro

The station is also proposed as an intersection for Lucknow Metro routes i.e. North-South Corridor and East-West Corridor. It will be a terminal station for East-West Corridor.

Line	First operational	Stations	Length (km)	Terminals
East-West Corridor	Under Construction	12	11.098	Lucknow Charbagh railway station	Vasant Kunj