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Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service operated by Northern Railways, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway Zone (India), North Eastern Railway to connect Lucknow with Barabanki Junction, Barabanki. These services are mostly run using Electric multiple unit, EMU and MEMU rakes. However it does not have dedicated suburban tracks but share the tracks with long distance trains. Locally it is called BL meaning Barabanki Lucknow (while LC means Lucknow Cawnpore). Distance and time *Distance between Lucknow Charbagh railway station, Lucknow (LKO) and Barabanki Junction, Barabanki Jn (BBK) is 28–29 km (NR route). *Distance between Lucknow Charbagh railway station, Lucknow Jn (LJN) and Barabanki Junction, Barabanki Jn (BBK) is 36–37 km (NER route). *Most of the LSB trains cover the whole journey within 50 minutes via NR route (28–29 km) (NR route). *Most of the LGB trains cover the whole journey within 1 hour 30 minutes via NER rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganga Sutlej Express
The 13307 /13308 Ganga Sutlej Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between and in India. It is also known as Kisan Express. Background It is named after two Indian Rivers; Ganga (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi, also Chhapra) and Sutlej (a river which flows in the northern states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh). Service It operates as train number 13307 from Dhanbad Junction to Firozpur Cantonment and as train number 13308 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab. The train covers the distance of in 35–37 hours approximately at a speed of (). ''prabhatkhabar.com'', 17 September 2016 Coaches The service presently has 1 First class coach, 3 AC Two-tier coaches, 4 AC Three-tier coaches, 2 AC Three-tier economy coaches, 1 p ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Lucknow
Lucknow () is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, culture, tourism, music, and poetry. Lucknow, along with Agra and Varanasi, is in the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc, a chain of survey triangulations created by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to boost tourism in the state. Toponymy "Lucknow" is the anglicised spelling of the local pronunciation "Lakhnau". According to one legend, the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fourth List of countries by rail transport network size, largest national railway system by size with a track length of , running track length of and route length of . , 96.59% of the broad-gauge network is Railway electric traction, electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world's List of companies by employees, ninth-largest employer and List of largest employers in India, India's second largest employer. In 1951, the Indian Railways was established by the amalgamation of 42 different railway companies operating in the country, spanning a total of . The railway network across the country was reorganized into six regional zones in 1951–52 for administrative purposes, which was gradually expanded to 18 zones over the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway (C–B) (1943-1953) (earlier called Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway (1894-1943) was a railway in northern India. It was managed as part of the East Indian Railway, and was worked by the Bengal and North Western Railway and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway. History Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway was sanctioned for construction in October 1894 to provide a link between the metre gauge railways, north of the Ganga river with the Rajputana-Malwa Railway system. The construction was commenced in November 1894. The line was constructed alongside the broad gauge from Cawnpore via Lucknow to a junction with Bengal and North Western Railway at Burhwal 160 km away. The metre gauge line between Burhwal and Daliganj on the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway was opened on 24 November 1896. The line was later extended to Barabanki. The line was 29 km long. The metre gauge Cawnpore-Aishbagh section of the Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway (metre gauge link) was opened for goods traf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway System is a commuter rail service operated by Northern Railways, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway to connect administrative capital Lucknow with the economic and industrial capital Kanpur of the state Uttar Pradesh. These services are mostly run using EMU and MEMU 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 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. * Shatabdi Express 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 Govindpuri Railway Station. *64214 originates from Kanpur Anwarganj at 6:00 pm . Other Trains Kanpur to Lucknow Lucknow to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Jn and New Delhi railway station. It is a major railway station between Howrah Jn and New Delhi. After Bandel Junction and Kharagpur Junction, it holds the record for the 3rd largest interlocking route system in the world. All trains passing through this station stop here, including premium trains, and all superfast, mail and passenger trains. The station is a major intercity rail and commuter rail station in the region. Current and future development Kanpur Central has undergone a beautification and modernisation effort in recent years, especially following the inclusion of the station in the "50 World-Class Railway Stations" budget, which sought to modernise Indian railway stations, by former Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrapali Express
The 15707 / 15708 Amrapali Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 15707 in Up direction from Katihar Junction of North east Frontier railway to Amritsar of Northern Railway and as train number 15708 in the reverse direction. Train name etymology Ambapali, also known as Ambapalika or Amrapali, was a nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of the republic of Vaishali in present-day Bihar around 500 BC. Following the Buddha's teachings she became an Arahant. She was of unknown parentage, and received her name because at her birth she was found at the foot of a mango tree in one of the royal gardens in Vaishali. The name, Ambapali or Amrapali, is derived from a combination of two Sanskrit words: "amra", meaning mango, and "pallawa", meaning young leaves or sprouts. History The service initially operated by the North Eastern Railway between Kanpur and Samastipur with service numbers 505/50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Railways
The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 17 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi. History Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, its origin goes back to 3 March 1859. On 14 April 1952, the Northern Railway zone was created by merging Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway, Eastern Punjab Railway and three divisions of the East Indian Railway north-west of Mughalsarai (Uttar Pradesh). On 3 March 1859, Allahabad–Kanpur, the first passenger railway line in North India was opened, which falls under Northern Railway zone. In 1864, a broad-gauge track from Calcutta to Delhi was laid. In 1864, the railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut City railway station was constructed. Meerut Cantt railway station was established by British India government around 1865 after the sepoy mutiny of 1857. In 1866, through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station
Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is the largest and busiest railway station of Lucknow city. In 19th century, the next important station in the north after Delhi was Lucknow. It was the headquarters of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR) whose first line from Lucknow to Kanpur was built in April 1867. Now known as Lucknow Charbagh station, it is part of Northern Railway. It is neighbored by another major station, Lucknow Junction under the North-Eastern Railway within the same premises with a different terminal building. Infrastructure Built at a price of 70 lakhs, which now values as 2 million Dollars or 14 crore INR in 2021; Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J. H. Horniman. 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 bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
