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<big><big>''' Lucknow Railways and Stations'''</big></big>
==Railways running into Lucknow==
===O&RR System===
'''O&RR Cawnpore Branch Line'''
<br>The ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ]]’(O&RR) constructed their first line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]], this Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line opened in April 1867 from [[Lucknow]] to the east bank of the Ganges River facing Cawnpore, then from 1875 over the ‘[[Ganges River Bridge, Cawnpore]]’ to join the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) at Cawnpore Junction.
The O&RR established their headquarters at [[Lucknow]] and workshops at [[Charbagh]] in the [[Lucknow]] suburbs which became the location of the ‘Charbagh Station’- ''see ‘Stations’ below''
'''O&RR Mainline '''
<br>Expansion continued with the ‘O&RR Mainline’ from [[Moghal Sarai]] reaching [[Lucknow]] in 1872-73 and fully completed to [[Saharanpur]] in 1893-94.
'''O&RR Benares-Lucknow Loop Line'''
<br>The line from [[Benares]] via [[Fyzabad]] to [[Lucknow]] opened in 1872-74 [[O%26RR_Lines_Owned_and_Worked|''- see separate page for development of O&RR'']]
<br>The O&RR operated into the BG ‘Lucknow Charbagh Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
<br>Finally in 1925 the O&RR was merged into the EIR
===GIPR System===
The [[Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#GIPR_Midland_Branches| ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway - GIPR -Cawnpore Branch’ ]], BG had a ‘Running Agreement’ over the O&RR track from [[Cawnpore]] into [[Lucknow]]
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n140/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 131 (pdf140) ]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br> This line also operated into the BG ‘Lucknow Charbagh Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
===R&KR System===
'''[[ Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway| R&KR Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]]'''
<br>The ‘[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]’ (R&KR) worked the ‘[[ Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]]’ Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Sitapur]] in 1886 and on to [[Bareilly]] [[Lucknow-Bareilly_State_Railway#LBSR_Lines_with_Branches_and_Extensions|''- see separate page for development of R&KR'']]
<br>This R&RKR line operated into the MG ‘Lucknow Junction Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
<br> This line included the 3 mile(5km) section from Aisbagh (in the western suburbs of Lucknow) , over the Gomti River Bridge to Daliganj (in the northern suburbs of Lucknow. <br>This line was later used by the B&NWR as part of the ‘[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]]’ - ''see below''
===B&NWR System===
The ‘[[Bengal and North-Western Railway ]]’ ‘B&NWR Mainline’ was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line and completed in 1896 from [[Sonpur]] to [[Burhwal]] [[B%26NWR_Lines_Owned_and_Worked#B.26NWR_Mainline_.26_Branches|''- see separate page for BNR information'']]
There was a necessity to connect the B&NWR at [[Burhwal]] via [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]] for connection and interchange to the rest of India – [[Cawnpore Railways and Stations|''- see separate page for information on Cawnpore'']]
'''[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway| B&NWR Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]] '''
<br>This line was constructed as a State [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] line from [[Cawnpore]] via [[Lucknow]] to the B&NWR at [[Burwhal]], 100 miles(160km), fully opened in 1897, formed by:-
* [[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway |‘Cawnpore-Aishbagh Section’]] - the MG line, 45 miles(72km) opened in Nov 1897 as a MG line running alongside the Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) from the ‘O&RR Cawnpore-Lucknow Branch Line’ (''see above'') , The line was owned by the Government of India and managed as part of the ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]. A ‘Running Agreement’ permitted the B&NWR to use this section.
* ‘Lucknow Section’ - the MG line, owned by ‘[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]’ (R&KR) - ''see below''. The line ran from Aisbagh (in the western suburbs of Lucknow) , over the Gomti River Bridge to Daliganj (in the northern suburbs of Lucknow), 3 miles(5km) . This section operated into ‘Lucknow Junction Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
* [[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway |‘Daliganj-Barabanki Section’]] - 18 miles(29km) opened in 1896 as a MG line and constructed alongside the [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] ‘O&RR Benares-Lucknow Loop’
* [[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway|’Barabanki-Burhwal Section’ ]] - 17 miles(km) opened 1896 as a MG line by adding a third rail, to the [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line of the ‘O&RR Benares-Lucknow Loop’. A Running Agreement’ permitted the B&NWR to use this section.
[[File:Lucknow Stations.png|thumb|Lucknow Stations]]
==Lucknow Stations==
=== Original Lucknow Station===
The first Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) station at [[Lucknow]], served the ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ]]’(O&RR) from its opening in 1867 - ''see ‘Railways’ above''
<br>At the time of its construction the first station building was located within a large mango orchard away from the town. Prior to the advent of rail transport goods movement between these cities was done by bullock carts which took two days between [[Cawnpore]] and [[Lucknow]] <ref name=Heritage>[https://www.academia.edu/9274998/RAIL_ARCHITECTURE_IN_INDIA?email_work_card=view-paper Acamedia.edu “Rail Architecture in India - “A National Heritage” by Govind Ballabh (Retd Chief Operations Manager Northern Railway), 2003 - Chapter 5, pages 23-24]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The station building was developed over the years at [[Charbagh]] in the southern suburbs of [[Lucknow]]
===Lucknow Charbagh Station (Broad Gauge)===
Built at a price of ₹ 70 lakhs, Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J. H. Hornimen. The foundation of the railway station was placed in March 1914. The building was completed in 1923. A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett It has a large garden in front of the building. It incorporates the mix of Rajput, Awadhi and Mughal architecture and has a palatial appearance. Architecturally, it is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations in India <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station Wikipedia ‘Charbagh Railway Station’]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The station served the O&RR - ''see ‘Railways’ above'', which was absorbed into the ‘East Indian Railway])’(EIR) in 1925. It also handled GIPR traffic under the ‘Running Agreement’.
<br>This station is given the code LKO
===Lucknow Junction Station (Metre Gauge)===
‘Lucknow Junction Station ‘ is situated right next to ‘Lucknow Charbagh Station’ and was the original station serving the ‘[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]’ (R&KR) Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) - ''see ‘Railways’ above''
<br>The station served the R&KR, as well as the B&NWR traffic under the ‘Running Agreement’
<br>The Station has been converted to broad gauge with the station code LJN
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow_Junction_railway_station Wikipedia ‘Lucknow Junction Railway Station]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Architecture]]
<big><big>''' Lucknow Railways and Stations'''</big></big>
==Railways running into Lucknow==
===O&RR System===
'''O&RR Cawnpore Branch Line'''
<br>The ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ]]’(O&RR) constructed their first line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]], this Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line opened in April 1867 from [[Lucknow]] to the east bank of the Ganges River facing Cawnpore, then from 1875 over the ‘[[Ganges River Bridge, Cawnpore]]’ to join the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) at Cawnpore Junction.
The O&RR established their headquarters at [[Lucknow]] and workshops at [[Charbagh]] in the [[Lucknow]] suburbs which became the location of the ‘Charbagh Station’- ''see ‘Stations’ below''
'''O&RR Mainline '''
<br>Expansion continued with the ‘O&RR Mainline’ from [[Moghal Sarai]] reaching [[Lucknow]] in 1872-73 and fully completed to [[Saharanpur]] in 1893-94.
'''O&RR Benares-Lucknow Loop Line'''
<br>The line from [[Benares]] via [[Fyzabad]] to [[Lucknow]] opened in 1872-74 [[O%26RR_Lines_Owned_and_Worked|''- see separate page for development of O&RR'']]
<br>The O&RR operated into the BG ‘Lucknow Charbagh Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
<br>Finally in 1925 the O&RR was merged into the EIR
===GIPR System===
The [[Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#GIPR_Midland_Branches| ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway - GIPR -Cawnpore Branch’ ]], BG had a ‘Running Agreement’ over the O&RR track from [[Cawnpore]] into [[Lucknow]]
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n140/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 131 (pdf140) ]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br> This line also operated into the BG ‘Lucknow Charbagh Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
===R&KR System===
'''[[ Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway| R&KR Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]]'''
<br>The ‘[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]’ (R&KR) worked the ‘[[ Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]]’ Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Sitapur]] in 1886 and on to [[Bareilly]] [[Lucknow-Bareilly_State_Railway#LBSR_Lines_with_Branches_and_Extensions|''- see separate page for development of R&KR'']]
<br>This R&RKR line operated into the MG ‘Lucknow Junction Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
<br> This line included the 3 mile(5km) section from Aisbagh (in the western suburbs of Lucknow) , over the Gomti River Bridge to Daliganj (in the northern suburbs of Lucknow. <br>This line was later used by the B&NWR as part of the ‘[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]]’ - ''see below''
===B&NWR System===
The ‘[[Bengal and North-Western Railway ]]’ ‘B&NWR Mainline’ was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line and completed in 1896 from [[Sonpur]] to [[Burhwal]] [[B%26NWR_Lines_Owned_and_Worked#B.26NWR_Mainline_.26_Branches|''- see separate page for BNR information'']]
There was a necessity to connect the B&NWR at [[Burhwal]] via [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]] for connection and interchange to the rest of India – [[Cawnpore Railways and Stations|''- see separate page for information on Cawnpore'']]
'''[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway| B&NWR Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]] '''
<br>This line was constructed as a State [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] line from [[Cawnpore]] via [[Lucknow]] to the B&NWR at [[Burwhal]], 100 miles(160km), fully opened in 1897, formed by:-
* [[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway |‘Cawnpore-Aishbagh Section’]] - the MG line, 45 miles(72km) opened in Nov 1897 as a MG line running alongside the Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) from the ‘O&RR Cawnpore-Lucknow Branch Line’ (''see above'') , The line was owned by the Government of India and managed as part of the ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]. A ‘Running Agreement’ permitted the B&NWR to use this section.
* ‘Lucknow Section’ - the MG line, owned by ‘[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]’ (R&KR) - ''see below''. The line ran from Aisbagh (in the western suburbs of Lucknow) , over the Gomti River Bridge to Daliganj (in the northern suburbs of Lucknow), 3 miles(5km) . This section operated into ‘Lucknow Junction Station’ - ''see ‘Stations’ below''
* [[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway |‘Daliganj-Barabanki Section’]] - 18 miles(29km) opened in 1896 as a MG line and constructed alongside the [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] ‘O&RR Benares-Lucknow Loop’
* [[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway|’Barabanki-Burhwal Section’ ]] - 17 miles(km) opened 1896 as a MG line by adding a third rail, to the [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line of the ‘O&RR Benares-Lucknow Loop’. A Running Agreement’ permitted the B&NWR to use this section.
[[File:Lucknow Stations.png|thumb|Lucknow Stations]]
==Lucknow Stations==
=== Original Lucknow Station===
The first Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) station at [[Lucknow]], served the ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ]]’(O&RR) from its opening in 1867 - ''see ‘Railways’ above''
<br>At the time of its construction the first station building was located within a large mango orchard away from the town. Prior to the advent of rail transport goods movement between these cities was done by bullock carts which took two days between [[Cawnpore]] and [[Lucknow]] <ref name=Heritage>[https://www.academia.edu/9274998/RAIL_ARCHITECTURE_IN_INDIA?email_work_card=view-paper Acamedia.edu “Rail Architecture in India - “A National Heritage” by Govind Ballabh (Retd Chief Operations Manager Northern Railway), 2003 - Chapter 5, pages 23-24]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The station building was developed over the years at [[Charbagh]] in the southern suburbs of [[Lucknow]]
===Lucknow Charbagh Station (Broad Gauge)===
Built at a price of ₹ 70 lakhs, Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J. H. Hornimen. The foundation of the railway station was placed in March 1914. The building was completed in 1923. A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett It has a large garden in front of the building. It incorporates the mix of Rajput, Awadhi and Mughal architecture and has a palatial appearance. Architecturally, it is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations in India <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station Wikipedia ‘Charbagh Railway Station’]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The station served the O&RR - ''see ‘Railways’ above'', which was absorbed into the ‘East Indian Railway])’(EIR) in 1925. It also handled GIPR traffic under the ‘Running Agreement’.
<br>This station is given the code LKO
===Lucknow Junction Station (Metre Gauge)===
‘Lucknow Junction Station ‘ is situated right next to ‘Lucknow Charbagh Station’ and was the original station serving the ‘[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]’ (R&KR) Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) - ''see ‘Railways’ above''
<br>The station served the R&KR, as well as the B&NWR traffic under the ‘Running Agreement’
<br>The Station has been converted to broad gauge with the station code LJN
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow_Junction_railway_station Wikipedia ‘Lucknow Junction Railway Station]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2021</ref>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Architecture]]
