Lucknow Charbagh railway station

For the Northeast Railway station, see Lucknow Junction railway station.

Lucknow Charbagh
Indian Railways and Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway station
Charbagh railway station view from metro station
General information
Other namesLucknow NR
LocationCharbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates26°49′55″N 80°55′08″E / 26.832°N 80.919°E / 26.832; 80.919
Elevation123.500 metres (405.18 ft)
Owned byGovernment Of India
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)
  • Lucknow-Malhaur-Barabanki line
  • Lucknow-Utraitia-Rae Bareli line
  • Lucknow-Utraitia-Sultanpur line
  • Lucknow-Unnao-Kanpur line
  • Lucknow-Hardoi-Shahjahanpur-Bareilly-Moradabad-New Delhi Main line
Platforms9
Tracks26 + 8 (Lucknow NER Jn.)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
ArchitectJ. H. Hornimen
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLKO
Fare zoneNorthern Railway zone
History
OpenedMarch 21, 1914; 110 years ago (1914-03-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesOudh and Rohilkhand Railway / East Indian Railway Company
Location
Map

Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is the largest and busiest railway station of 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. It is neighbored by another major station, Lucknow Junction under the North-Eastern Railway within the same premises with a different terminal building.