Kanpur Anwarganj railway station

Kanpur Anwarganj is the second-largest railway station in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Kanpur Anwarganj
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNH 91, Anwarganj Station Lane, Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates26°27′19″N 80°19′44″E / 26.455402°N 80.328925°E / 26.455402; 80.328925
Elevation126 metres (413 ft)
Line(s)KanpurMathura
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsTaxi stand/Anwarganj station KMBS City Bus Stop
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Parkingavailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCPA
Zone(s) North Central Railway zone
Division(s) Allahabad
History
Opened1896; 128 years ago (1896)
ElectrifiedJanuary 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01)
Previous namesIndian Branch Rly. Co.
Northern Railways
Passengers
50,000

Structure and layout

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It has three platforms. It was constructed during the British Raj. It has one big clock on its main building. It is on the FarrukhabadKanpur line. Until 2006 it was a metre-gauge station. In 2006 Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav reopened the line as a broad-gauge railway line towards Lucknow. The first station superintendent was Mr. V.N. Pandey. In 2008 a broad-gauge line opened towards Mathura too.

Services

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Kanpur Anwarganj serves trains of Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway to reduce pressure on Kanpur Central. Around 45 trains pass through the station.[1] Some MEMU trains start from here.[2] Kanpur Anwarganj is now linked with some new stations like New Delhi, Mathura, Agra, Jaipur, Gorakhpur, Chapra, Patna, Kolkata, etc. Now Kanpur Anwarganj is one of the main railway stations on the route to Rajasthan and Eastern India.[citation needed]

Trains originating

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Train
number
Train name Arrival Departure Destination/
Origin
Days Platform no.
5003 Chauri Chaura Express 16:45 Gorakhpur Daily 1
5004 Chauri Chaura Express 12:10 Gorakhpur Junction Daily 1
8191 Utsarg Express 09:45 Chhapra Daily 3
8192 Utsarg Express 16:25 Chhapra Daily 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kanpur Anwarganj Railway Station Trains Schedule". Goibibo. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Yahoo Search - Web Search".
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