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'{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox station | name = Gorakhpur Junction | native_name = गोरखपुर जंक्शन | native_name_lang= hi | type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station | style = Indian Railways | image = Gorakhpur Junction railway station.jpg | image_caption = Gorakhpur Railway Station | address = Station Road, [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] | country = [[India]] | coordinates = {{Coord|26.7598|N|83.3818|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation = {{convert|84|m|ft}} | line = [[Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines]]<br>[[Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)]]<br>[[Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line]]<br>Gorakhpur-Lucknow Kanpur Delhi main line<br>Gorakhpur-Nautanwa-Barhni line | other = | structure = Standard on ground | platform = 10 | tracks = 26 | parking = Available | bicycle = Available | opened = {{start date and age|1930}} | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = Yes | ADA = | code = {{Indian railway code | code = GKP | zone = North Eastern Railway | division = [[Lucknow NER railway division|Lucknow NER Railway Division]], [[Varanasi railway division|Varanasi Division]] & [[Izzatnagar railway division|Izzatnagar Division]] }} | owned = [[Indian Railways]] | operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]], [[Lucknow NER railway division|Lucknow NER Railway Division]] | status = Functioning | former = | passengers = 365000 | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | map_type = India Uttar Pradesh | map_size = 300px }} The '''Gorakhpur Railway Station''' 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, 7 October 2013 | accessdate = 7 October 2013}}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[North Eastern Railway (India)|North Eastern Railway]]. The station offers Class A-1 railway station facilities. On 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur became the world's longest railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.35 kilometres (0.84&nbsp;mi). Gorakhpur junction railway station is the mazor railway station in uttar pradesh specially in purvanchal (Eastern uttar pradesh) and it connect eastern uttar pradesh to bihar,Nepal and northern India to bihar. Gorakhpur junction has many facilities like retiring rooms,waiting halls (A/c) book stalls, auro water machine,food stalls,restaurant,atm,lift,and cabway facilities. the cabway of Gorakhpur is longest in India it is located at both side of railway station. Gorakhpur jaunction railway station is directly connected by all regions of India and have many long routes trains originating and ending at Gorakhpur junction railway station such as Humsafar/Antyoday express the station is directly connected to all mazor railway stations of India and near by districts of Nepal -Newdelhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Chennai,Hyderabad,Visakhapatanam,Howrah,Lucknow,Varanasi,Agra,Bhopal,and ayodhya,Amritsar,Darbhanga,kamakhya,Jammu tavi,Bareilly,jhansi and Banglore. Gorakhpur railway station is located at 80km from nepal border namely (Sonauli) and 55km from Kushinagar international airport and 09 km from Gorakhpur anirport. The city of Gorakhpur serves 10 local railway stations known as Gorakhpur Junction, Gorakhpur cantt, Domingarh, Sahjanwa, Sihapar, Maniram, Nakaha jungle, Kushmi, Jagatbela, and Unaula. ==History== 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 |accessdate=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| accessdate = 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 .<ref name=ner/> ==Longest platform in the world== 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| accessdate = 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|accessdate=9 October 2013|newspaper=GulfNews.com|date=<!-- 18:53 --> 9 October 2013}}</ref> ==Passenger movement== 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| accessdate = 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 | accessdate = 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| accessdate = 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| accessdate = 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| accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> ==Express trains starting from [[Gorakhpur Junction]]== {| class="wikitable" |- !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train number !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination |- | valign="top" |12555 | valign="top" |[[Gorakhdham Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur]] | valign="top" |[[Hisar (city)|Hissar]] |- | valign="top" |12511 | valign="top" |[[Raptisagar Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur]] | valign="top" |[[Thiruvananthapuram]] |- | valign="top" |12541 | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur]] | valign="top" |[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|LTT]] |- | valign="top" |12531 | valign="top" |[[Intercity Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Lucknow Junction]] |- | valign="top" |19037 | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Bandra Terminus Avadh Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Bandra Terminus]] |- | valign="top" |12587 | valign="top" |[[Amarnath Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Jammu Tawi]] |- | valign="top" |11016 | valign="top" |[[Kushinagar Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|LTT]] |- | valign="top" |15048 | valign="top" |[[Purvanchal Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Kolkata]] |- | valign="top" |15028 | valign="top" |[[Maurya Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Hatia Junction]] |- | valign="top" |15018 | valign="top" |[[Kashi Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|LTT]] |- | valign="top" |11056 | valign="top" |[[Godaan Express]] | valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur Junction]] | valign="top" |[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|LTT]] |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{THBSOIR}} {{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}} ==See also== *[[Gorakhpur]] *[[Sapt Kranti Express]] *[[Yogi Adityanath]] *[[Gorakhpur Cantonment railway station]] *[[Domingarh railway station]] *[[Sahjanwa railway station]] [[Category:Lucknow NER railway division]] [[Category:Railway junction stations in India]] [[Category:Railway stations in Gorakhpur district]] [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1930]]'