Lakhimpur railway station
Lakhimpur railway station | |||||
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 train station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mela Maidan Road, Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 27°56′50″N 80°46′39″E / 27.9473°N 80.7775°E | ||||
| Elevation | 150 metres (490 ft)[1] | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | LMP | ||||
| Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Lucknow NER | ||||
| Fare zone | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1885 | ||||
| Rebuilt | Yes | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Lakhimpur railway station is main railway station in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is LMP. It serves Lakhimpur city. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are well sheltered. It is under Amrit Bharat Station Yojna Scheme in Which Facilities are Upgrading like Escalators , FOB etc.[1]
 | This section needs to be updated. (March 2017) |
In February 2010, Railway Minister of India Mamata Banerjee declared the gauge conversion in Lucknow–Sitapur–Pilibhit metre-gauge line. the work on the rail line started in May 2016. CRS inspection for this railway line was held on 18 March 2019. On 28 August the minister of state railway inaugurated the train. Now trains are running from Lucknow to Lakhimpur.[2][3][4] There are just two trains right now which are running between Lucknow and Lakhimpur. The Gomti Express which runs from Gorakhpur to Lakhimpur via Lucknow and Sitapur and another train is a passenger running between Lakhimpur–Sitapur and Lucknow, after the Minister of State for Railway inaugurated this Sitapur and Lakhimpur section. Now the next section is Gola–Mailani and then from Mailani to Pilibhit and after this, the complete route will be opened for railways operation.
Trains[edit]
- Lucknow Jn - Shahgarh Passenger
- Lal Kuan - Varanasi City Junction Summer Special Express
- Malani Jn - Daliganj Jn Passenger
- Gorakhpur-Mailani Express
- Lal Kuan - Howrah junction Summer Special Express
- Ramnagar - Aishbagh Junction Summer Special Express
- Sitapur Jn - Malani Jn Passenger
References[edit]
- ^ a b "LMP/Lakhimpur". India Rail Info.
- ^ "130-year-old 'Chhoti Line' train service chugs into history today". Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ British period Lucknow–Sitapur meter gauge to be converted to broad gauge
- ^ Lucknow gives a warm send-off to its last 'chhoti line' local
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