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Gorakhpur Cantonment railway station | |||||
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Indian Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Kuraghat,
Gorakhpur,
Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
Coordinates | 26°45′04″N 83°25′06″E / 26.7510°N 83.4184°E | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Line(s) | Gorakhpur–Varanasi Gorakhpur–Narkatiaganj Gorakhpur–Kolkata | ||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||
Tracks | 9 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | GKC | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1914 | ||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gorakhpur Cantonment (also known as GKC or Gorakhpur Cantt.) is a railway station in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was originally constructed in 1914 [ citation needed]. It is currently electrified, with a double electric line track. [1] It is classified as a regular station type. [1] It has 3 platforms with 32 halting trains. [1] It is located in north-eastern India, close to the border of Nepal. It forms part of the North Eastern Zone and part of the Lucknow NER division. [1]
Gorakhpur Cantonment station, along with Gorakhpur Junction forms part of the Gonda Loop, built by the Bengal and North Western Railway from 1886-1905. [2] Along with Gorakhpur Junction, Domingarh, Kushmi, Nakaha jungle, Maniram, Sahjanwa, Unaula, Sihapar, and Jagatbela are other stations within the city limits of Gorahkpur. [2][ verification needed]