Charbagh Railway Station

Lucknow NR Railway Station
The Main Entrance of the Station
Station statistics
Address	Charbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Connections	Central Bus Station, Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Structure	Standard on-ground station
Platforms	9
Parking	Available
Baggage check	Not Available
Other information
Opened	1914
Electrified	Yes
Accessible
Code	LKO
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Fare zone	Northern Railways
Services
Waiting Room, Dormitory/Retiring Rooms, Baggage Room, Refreshment, ATM

The Charbagh Railway Station (Hindi: चारबाग़ रेलवे स्टेशन, Urdu: چارباغ ریلوے سٹیشن) is the main railway station of Lucknow, situated in the south of the city.^[1] Its station code is LKO. Charbagh Railway Station was built in 1914 and incorporates the nest of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. The word 'Charbagh' means four gardens; it is said that four gardens were here at the time of Nawabs.^[2] From an aerial view the tombs and pillars of the Charbagh Railway Station appear to be players of a chess game and the whole station as a chess board, this is one of the unique features of this building and it makes the Charbagh Railway Station as one of the most beautifully built Railway Stations in the world. It serves as main station for both Northern railways and North Eastern railways. It has two different stations- divisional headquarter of Northern Railway and also of NER and an important rail hub in North India.It is also the second busiest railway station of Uttar Pradesh after Kanpur Central. Trains from here connect the city to New Delhi and prominent state capitals of India like Bhopal, Patna, Jaipur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jammu etc. Lucknow NR is also the main hub for the Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway System (MEMU).

Important Trains originating from Lucknow

Train No.	Train Name	Arrival	Departure	Destination
12003	Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi	Starting Station	15:35	NDLS
12184	Lucknow - Bhopal Junction Express	Starting Station		BPL
12233	LKO-NDLS AC Exp	Starting Station	23:30	NDLS
12229	Lucknow Mail	Starting Station	22:10	NDLS
12419	Gomti Express	Starting Station	05:25	NDLS
12108	Lucknow - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express	Starting Station	22:45	LTT
12533	Pushpak Express	Starting Station	19:45	CSTM
12104	Pune Exp	Starting Station	06:30	Pune

See also

• Indian Railways
• Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway
• Kanpur Central

References

1. ^ Charbagh Railways Station
2. ^ Historical Places in Lucknow

Coordinates: 26°30′N 80°30′E / 26.5°N 80.5°E / 26.5; 80.5