Lucknow Charbagh railway station

Lucknow Charbagh
Lucknow Charbagh
Indian Railways and Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway station
	Charbagh railway station view from metro station
General information
Other names	Lucknow NR
Location	Charbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E / 26.832°N 80.919°E
Elevation	123.500 metres (405.18 ft)
Owned by	Government Of India
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Lucknow–Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit-Bareilly Line; Lucknow-Barabanki line; Lucknow-Rae Bareli line; Lucknow-Sultanpur line; Lucknow–Kanpur line; Lucknow-Hardoi-Shahjahanpur-Bareilly-Moradabad-New Delhi Main line;
Platforms	9 (Lucknow Charbagh)+2(under construction) Total=11
Tracks	26
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Architect	J. H. Hornimen
Other information
Station code	LKO
Fare zone	Northern Railway zone
History
Opened	March 21, 1914; 110 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway / East Indian Railway Company
Location
Location

Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is one of the five main railway stations of Lucknow city for 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge trains, the other ones being Lucknow Junction, Gomti Nagar railway station, Aishbagh Railway Station and Lucknow City. In 19th century, the next important station in the north after Delhi was Lucknow. It was the headquarters of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR) whose first line from Lucknow to Kanpur was built in April 1867.

Now known as Lucknow Charbagh station, it is part of Northern Railway.

Infrastructure

Built at a price of ₹ 70 lakhs, which now values as 2 million Dollars or 14 crore INR In 2021; Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J. H. Horniman. The foundation of the railway station was placed in March 1914. The building was completed in 1923.^{[verification needed]} A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett.^{[verification needed]} 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.^{[verification needed]} Architecturally, it is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations in India.^[1] The Government Railway Police station at Lucknow Charbagh holds an ISO 9001 certificate.^[2]