Misplaced Pages

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Kanpur railway station" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2019) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed. (February 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Kanpur Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	India
Line(s)	Kanpur–Prayagraj line
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Partially defunct
Station code	CNB
Zone(s)	North Central Railway
Division(s)	Allahabad
History
Opened	1859
Closed	1930
Electrified	Yes

Kanpur Junction (also known as Kanpur Purana) was a former station in Kanpur on the Kanpur–Prayagraj line opened in 1859 and closed after the opening of Kanpur Central, the present station.

History

After the first passenger train service was inaugurated between Bombay and Thane, this was the fourth railway line in India opened from Allahabad to Kanpur (180 km) on 3 March 1859, which was the first passenger railway line in North India. This was followed in 1889 by the Delhi–Ambala–Kalka line.

References

1. "IR History: Early History (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

This article about a railway station in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Railway stations in Kanpur
• Railway stations in India opened in 1859
• Prayagraj railway division
• Defunct railway stations in India
• Railway stations closed in 1930
• Uttar Pradesh railway station stubs