Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway System is a commuter rail service operated by

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and North Eastern Railway to connect administrative capital

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

with the economic and industrial capital

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

of the state

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. These services are mostly run using

EMU The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...

and

MEMU On Indian Railways, the MEMUs are electric multiple unit (EMU) trains that serve short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and suburban areas. The acronym stands for Mainline Electric Multiple ...

rakes. However it does not have dedicated suburban tracks but share the tracks with long distance trains. It is fondly called LC meaning Lucknow Cawnpore (old name of Kanpur). *Distance between Lucknow Jn and

Kanpur Central Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...

is . *Most of the LC trains covers the whole journey within 1 hr and 50 minutes. *Intercity and other Superfast trains take 1 hour 30 minutes. *

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takes 1 hour 15 minutes for whole journey.

EMU and MEMU trains

Lucknow to Kanpur

Kanpur to Lucknow

NOTE *64260 originates from Panki at 6:00 am via

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. *64214 originates from

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at 6:00 pm .

Other Trains

Kanpur to Lucknow

Lucknow to Kanpur

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway Transport in Lucknow Suburban rail in India Transport in Kanpur Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh

EMU and MEMU trains

Lucknow to Kanpur

Kanpur to Lucknow

Other Trains

Kanpur to Lucknow

Lucknow to Kanpur

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