Aishbagh railway station
Aishbagh Railway Station | |||||
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 Express train and Passenger train station | |||||
 Two metre gauge YDM4 diesel locomotives rest in Aishbagh station in Lucknow, India | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aishbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226004 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E / 26.832°N 80.919°E | ||||
| Elevation | 126 metres (413 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) |
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| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | ASH | ||||
| Fare zone | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| History | |||||
| Rebuilt | 2016 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway / East Indian Railway Company | ||||
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Aishbagh railway station used to serve the 130 years old metre-gauge railway network, and used to act as a terminal for it. On 15 May 2016 the gauge conversion process started[2] in which the Aishbagh - Sitapur-Lakhimpur - Mailani - Pilibhit section has been completely upgraded to broad gauge as of March 2024 along with Track Electrification.
Before the gauge conversion Aishbagh Junction had five platforms. This was increased to six after Gauge Conversion along with a new entrance from the new platform side. Aishbagh Railway Station has also been provided with a chord line connecting Aishbagh to Manak Nagar; to bypass Lucknow Jn. NER. This chord line is under the process of track doubling. Many trains which used to undergo loco reversal at Lucknow Jn. NER now pass through Aishbagh - Manak Nagar without needing loco reversal thus saving time. 60 trains halt/originate at Aishbagh Jn.
Other than Aishbagh, Alam Nagar, Gomti Nagar, Utrahtia Jn. and Daliganj Jn have been developed as satellite stations to pick the traffic pressure off Charbagh, Lucknow Junction and Badshah Nagar railway stations. Right now Lucknow Charbagh NR, Lucknow Junction NER, Daliganj Junction, Gomti Nagar, Utrahtia Jn. – railway stations are originating/terminating railway stations in Lucknow.[3]
Lines
[edit]- Lucknow Jn. -Mailani Jn. - Kasganj Main Line
- Lucknow Jn. - Barabanki Jn. Line
- Aishbagh Jn. –Mailani Jn. (metre-gauge trains withdrawn in 2016)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aishbagh Railway Station News - Railway Enquiry".
- ^ "Railway Station News. ASH/Aishbagh (6 PFs)". 13 May 2016.
- ^ NYOOOZ. "Gomtinagar terminal to take pressure off Charbagh rly stn – Lucknow NYOOOZ". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Oliver Fredrick (14 May 2016). "130-year-old 'Chhoti Line' train service chugs into history today". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2016.