Barabanki Junction
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Barabanki Junction
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
Barabanki Junction (Barabanki city side)
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| Location |
Barabanki city & Banki town, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh India
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| Coordinates | 26°56′03″N 81°10′45″E / 26.9342°N 81.1793°ECoordinates: 26°56′03″N 81°10′45″E / 26.9342°N 81.1793°E |
| Elevation | 122 m |
| Owned by | North Eastern Railway of Indian Railways (since 1953) |
| Operated by | Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 10 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
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| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | BBK |
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1872 |
| Rebuilt | 1940s |
| Electrified | 2002-03 |
| Previous names | Indian Branch Rly. Co. (1896-1953) * Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway(1896-1943) * Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway(1943-1953) |
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| http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/705 | |
Barabanki Junction (Hindi: बाराबंकी जंक्शन) or Barabanki station is the intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Barabanki. It has been important junction since British days. In its category it is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Barabanki Junction Railway Station is on the Delhi-Gorakhpur main broad gauge route in Uttar Pradesh. Barabanki Junction is also the main hub for the Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway. Barabanki railway station lies in the zone of highest density stations.
The station became operational on 1 April 1872 with the opening of Burhwal-Barabanki section. It got connected to Lucknow on 24 November 1896 with the opening of Daliganj-Barabanki section. The station underwent major renovation in 1940s.
Of the 301 miles of the Bengal and North Western Railway main line was 17 miles consisting of following section which was used to connect Barabanki from Burhwal:
18 miles of the Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway which was later renamed as Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway, was used to connect Barabanki from Daliganj:
In 1981 Railway Budget two enhancements related to Barabanki were proposed:
Electrification of tracks at Barabanki Jn took place in two phases spread across span of almost ten years.
Phase I of electrification of tracks passing through Barabanki Jn took place in 2002-03 in two steps,
Electrification of tracks between Safedabad railway station and Barabanki Jn was completed on 29 September 2002.
Electrification of tracks at Barabanki Yard was completed on 29 March 2003.
Phase II of electrification of 30 km of tracks from Barabanki Jn to Burhwal Jn (section of Gorakhpur-Lucknow route) took place in 2010-11 and got completed in May 2011.
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