Kanpur Central railway station


Kanpur Central is a railway station located in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. 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 efforts mainly include the improvement of services offered to customers and the redevelopment of existing features, such as the installation of a new platform surface at platform number one. The current phase of development is mainly focused on the cleaning up of the side of the station facing the city, with ₹15 million being budgeted to go towards the project. A food plaza is designated to be built on the second floor and two new car parks are also being proposed.
According to a NCR report the station needs at least 10 more platforms to support the ever-increasing passenger amount. At present, the re-modelling work is proceeding very slowly, but senior NCR officials are hopeful of keeping their promises.

Transport

A three-layer underground car park has been proposed as well as the installation of two escalators leading to the footbridges passing over the railway lines. By 2010 a new footbridge was constructed at the west end of the station.

Major Trains & Electric Loco Shed

Major trains that originate from Kanpur Central are:-
1) Kanpur Central New Delhi VVIP Shram Shakti Express
2) Kanpur Central New Delhi Kanpur Shatabdi Express
3) Kanpur Central Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly SF Express
4) Kanpur Central Bandra Terminus. Weekly SF Express
5) Kanpur Central Kathgodam Garib Rath Express
6) Kanpur Central Varanasi Junction Varuna Express
7) Kanpur Central Prayagraj Sangam Terminal Intercity Express
8) Kanpur Central Pratapgarh Junction Intercity Express
9) Kanpur Central Chitrakoot. Intercity Express
10) Kanpur Central Bhiwani Junction. Kalindi Express
11) Kanpur Central Valsad. Udyogkarmi Express
12) Kanpur Central Jammu Tawi Barfani SF Express
13) Kanpur Central Amritsar Junction Weekly SF Express
14) Kanpur Central Durg Junction Betwa Express
Electric Loco Shed
Kanpur electric loco shed holds electric locomotives like WAP 4, WAP 7, WAG-7 & WAG 9.
It is currently holds 25+ WAP 4, 30+ WAP 7, 90+ WAG-7 & 85+ WAG 9 locomotives respectively.

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