Barabanki Junction railway station

Barabanki Junction or Barabanki station is the intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Barabanki. It has been important junction since British days. In its category it is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Barabanki Junction Railway Station is on the Delhi-Gorakhpur main broad gauge route in Uttar Pradesh. Barabanki Junction is also the main hub for the Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway. Barabanki railway station lies in the zone of highest density stations.HistoryThe station became operational on 1 April 1872 with the opening of Burhwal-Barabanki section. It got connected to Lucknow on 24 November 1896 with the opening of Daliganj-Barabanki section. The station underwent major renovation in 1940s.Of the 301 miles of the Bengal and North Western Railway main line was 17 miles consisting of following section which was used to connect Barabanki from Burhwal: Burwhal-Barabanki line (17 miles) Burhwal to Barabanki (Broad gauge) opened 1 April 1872 Burhwal to Barabanki (Broad to Mixed gauge) converted 24 November 1896 Burhwal to Barabanki (Mixed to Metre gauge) converted around 1943 18 miles of the Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway which was later renamed as Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway, was used to connect Barabanki from Daliganj: Daliganj-Barabanki line (18 miles) Daliganj to Barabanki (Metre gauge) opened 24 November 1896 In 1981 Railway Budget two enhancements related to Barabanki were proposed: Northern Railway Budget section, Barabanki-Lucknow section: additional broad gauge line and other connected works Barabanki-Samastipur section: conversion of metre gauge section via Muzzafarpur into broad gauge outside station parking stand.