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An Overview AN OVERVIEW Lucknow Division of N. E. Railway came into existence on 1st May, 1969. Lucknow Division’s working is on broad gauge & metre gauges both. The division serves 14 districts of northern and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh. This division is enriched with many important rivers viz. Ghagra, Gomti, Saryu, Rapti which also define the culture & religion of the area. There are also many places of tourist & religious interest. An Overview HEADQUARTERS - LUCKNOW SPREAD – 14 civil districts of Uttar Pradesh NUMBER OF PASSENGER STATIONS – 158 TYPE OF STATIONS BG MG BG /MG Total CROSSING 87 22 1 110* HALT/Flag 43 5 - 48 (5Flag**) TOTAL NO. OF STATIONS 130 27 1 158 * Crossing station Jarwa is temporarily closed. ** Rawatganj, Naikot, Jharkhandi, Lehra and Nawabganj. ** Non commercial stations - 09 IBS C class station (in addition to above) CLASS OF STATIONS BASED ON PASSENGER EARNING CLASS OF STATIONS NO. OF STATIONS EARNING BASE IN RS. NSG-01 0 0 NSG-02 02 Rs. 100.00 Cr. to Rs. 500.00 Cr. NSG-03 02 Rs. 20.00 Cr. to Rs. 100.00 Cr. NSG-04 03 Rs. 10.00 Cr. to Rs. 20.00 Cr. NSG-05 23 Rs. 1.0 Cr. to Rs. 10.0 Cr. NSG-06 84 Upto Rs. 1.00 Cr. HG-01 0 More than Rs. 50.00 Lakhs HG-02 23 Rs. 05.00 Lakhs to Rs. 50.00 Lakhs HG-03 19 Upto Rs. 5.00 Lakhs TOTAL 156 Note: Jarwa & Block Hut A between LJN-MKG not included An Overview TRAFFIC FLOW AT MAJOR STATIONS Stn. Total Trains Handled Originating Trains M/Exp Passenger Total M/Exp Passenger GKP 174 52 226 88 52 LJN 56 23 79 50 23 GD 142 22 164 4 18 AVERAGE NO. OF COACHING TRAINS PER DAY BG MG Mail & Express 114 0 Passenger/MEMU 118 16 Total 232 16 TRACK PARAMETERS BROAD GAUGE DETAILS IN KMS ROUTE 921.99 (LMP-MLN 135.00 to 195.75=60.75 Kms included) Under Gauge Conversion Total Track Km. (SL+DL) 1166.99 ETKM 2257.52 METRE GAUGE DETAILS IN KMS ROUTE 225.30 TRACK Km. 225.30 ETKM 272.85 LEVEL CROSSINGS: 534 Manned Gates Manned Gates ENGG Traffic Interlocked Classification 315 155 231 Special Class 36 30 66 A-Class 24 16 41 B-1 Class 09 11 20 B-2-Class 16 18 32 C-Class 230 80 72 Unmanned Unmanned 64 On M.G. route 64 On B.G. route - An Overview MANNED GATES: 470 Class TVU No of Gates Special- Class TVU > 50,000 66 A -Class TVU between 50,000 & 30,000 40 B1 -Class TVU between 30,000 & 25,000 20 B2 -Class TVU between 25,000 & 20,000 34 C -Class TVU < 20,000 310 INTERLOCKING ARRANGEMENTS OF GATES: Type BG MG BG/MG Total Interlocked 221 08 02 231 INTERLOCKING ARRANGEMENTS OF STATIONS Details No. of Stations Interlocked to Standard III 47BG+5MG Interlocked to Std. I. with Std. III 2BG(GKP-LJN) +1MG equipment Interlocked to Std. I. 04MG (RS-MT & BIK-PLK) Modified non interlocked 10MG (NNP-DDW) Interlocked to Std. II (revised) 39BG (RMAR, TKUR, PPE, GTNR, SUBR- ANDN – BNY,ASH-STP-LMP,GADM-BRK & Block Hut A) Non Interlocked 02 JAW, NPR BRIDGES: Types Nos. Important Bridges 13 Major Bridges 171 Minor Bridges 925 Total Bridges 1109 (LMP-MLN=135 to 195.75=60.75KMS excluded , UNDER GAUGE CONVERSION) An Overview IMPORTANT FACILITIES: Facility Location RUNNING ROOMS GKP, Gonda, LJN Jn, Sitapur ,Barhni & Mailani INTEGRATED CREW LOBBIES GKP, Gonda, LJN Jn, Sitapur, Mailani & Behraich GOODS INTENSIVE Gonda EXAMINATION POINTS COACHING EXAMINATION LJN Jn, GKP POINTS OHE DEPOT ASH, Burhwal, Gonda, MUR, Basti, GKP and Biswan ( BKT & STP will be open shortly) PSI DEPOT Burhwal, Gonda, GKP PRS RAIL HEAD/NON RAIL HEAD LOCATIONS PRS/UTS No. of Locations PRS RAIL HEAD/NON RAIL HEAD LOCATIONS 20(Rail Head) + 10 (Non Rail Head+2 (Cashless Counters) = 32 UTS/PRS UNIFICATION 33 UTS/PRS UNIFICATION – Refund Windows/Locations 16 UNRESERVED TICKETING SYSTEMS LOCATIONS 107 MOTIVE POWER (DIESEL LOCO SHED GONDA) LOCO TYPE-WISE/HP-WISE Type/HP No. of Locos WDM-3A / 3100 HP loco 99 WDG-3A /3100 HP loco 10 WDG- 4D/4500 HP Loco 22 WDP- 4D/4500 HP Loco 07 WDS-6 /1200 HP loco 04 WAG-7/5000 HP Loco 55 WAP-4/5000 HP Loco 03 Total No. of Loco holding 200 RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION (TRD) Section Route Kms Track Kms Manaknagar-Malhaur 23 67.59 Barabanki-Gonda 92 239.57 GKP Cantt. -Domingarh 8.428 33.750 Gonda-Basti 87.008 211.873 Basti-Domingarh 57.998 129 Burhwal- Sitapur city 101.19 123.24 MUR –Ayodhya 37 45.6 Total 406.624 850.623 An Overview HEALTH FACILITIES Divisional Hospital BNZ Beds: 82 Polyclinic ASH Health Units 5 at STP, MLN, NNP, BST & ANDN Sub-Divisional Hospital Gonda Beds: 70 RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION: 7143 units Type V Type IV Type III Type II TYPE I Others 24 81 173 2191 4437 237 DIESEL FUELLING INSTALLATIONS [RDI] Location No of Cap. of Tanks Total Capacity (in KL) Average Tanks (in KL) Issue/Day (in KL) GKP 04 575x2 2350 124 600x2 GD 03 330x3 990 30 (S.T.-3 close) MLN 03 (U.G.) 70x3 210 04 An Overview PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST 1. GORAKHPUR – Headquarters of North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur is famous for the “Samadhi” and temple of Baba Gorakhnath, a great Hindu Saint and Guru of “Kanphata” Yogis. The city is linked with almost all major towns of the country on B.G. route and is a major junction, providing train link to Nautanwa, gateway to Nepal. Gorakhpur is one of the most important religious and cultural centers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The city has a long history that connects it with Hinduism and Buddhism. The city rose to prominence in 12th century when it became the center of famous Hindu Tantrik and Ascetic, Baba Gorakhnath. Gorakhnath has influenced generations of Hindus that follow his Nath sect. His samadhi in the old part of the city is visited by scores of pilgrims every day. Gorakhnath Temple is one of the most famous temples in the state and is frequented by hundreds of pilgrims every year. The world famous printing institution, Geeta Press, about 4 kms. from Gorakhpur Railway station, attracts a considerable number of visitors throughout the year. It is a charitable institution fully committed for publication and popularizing religious literature. The Geeta Bhawan situated within its premises has teachings of Geeta inscribed on the walls in marble. 2. MAGHAR- Maghar, celebrated for tomb of great Saint Kabir is situated on Lucknow-Gorakhpur B.G. Railway line. The Railway station Maghar is between Basti and Gorakhpur. The place is revered equally by Hindus and Muslims both. 3. BALRAMPUR- The capital of ancient Koshal state, ‘Sravasti’ is situated at a distance of about 29 kms. from Balrampur. Lord Buddha spent 24 rainy seasons of his life at Sravasti. Once an active centre for popularizing Buddhism Sravasti is known as Sahet-Mahet and is frequently visited by tourists and Buddhist pilgrims. An Overview 4. TULSIPUR Tulsipur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Balrampur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is on the Gorakhpur-Gonda Loop line of North Eastern Railway. Nepal is just 23 km from Tulsipur. Now Tulsipur is well connected with other Indian cities after conversion of meter Gauge into broad Gauge.Its one of the more popular Hindu worship places is situated in Tulsipur about 1 kilometer from Tulsipur railway station . It is the temple of Maa Pateshwari, also known as Devi Patan. The temple is one of the 51 "Shakti-Peethas" of Goddess Durga according to Hindu mythology. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visit this place throughout the year. A Grand festival is organized at the time of Durga Puja. 5. SRAVASTI Sravasti is an important historical and religious attraction in Uttar Pradesh. The place has for long been attached to Lord Buddha and his times. It is said that Lord Buddha spent 25 years living in the monastery of Jetavana that is situated in Sravasti. The city also has the pride of being the place where many of Vinaya rules, Jatakas and Sutras were first discussed. It is at Sravasti only where Lord Buddha is supposed to have astonished rival teachers by performing miracles. It is in Sravasti that Buddha transformed Angulimal from a dacoit into a Buddhist monk. He also delivered many important sermons here. The two 21 meters high pillars erected by Emperor Ashoka mark these sites. They are on either side of the eastern gateway of the Jetavana monastery. Sravasti was a flourishing center of learning during the Gupta period too. When the famed Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang visited this site, he found several damaged Stupas and ruins of monasteries at this place. Saheth is one of the most visited clusters of shrines in the Buddhist tourism circuit of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Saheth covers an area of around 35 square Kilometers and is located in the very heart of Sravasti. The site falls on your right when you move nearly a kilometer Southwest from Maheth. The place rose to prominence when excavation works revealed that Saheth was the original site of once magnanimous Jetavana monastery. The place saw sudden spurt in tourism after that discovery. Maheth is another important cluster of shrines in Sravasti. Though not as famous as Saheth, Maheth also has a cluster of shrines that are very popular among the tourists visiting Sravasti. In fact, Maheth was the actual site of the erstwhile Sravasti city.