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{{Infobox station
| name = '''Gorakhpur Junction'''
| native_name = 
| type = '''''[[Indian Railways]] Station'''''<br>
| style = Indian Railways
| image = {{Photomontage
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| photo2a = Gorakhpur Junction.jpg
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| color_border = #36454F
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| image_caption = Gorakhpur Junction Railway Station
| address = Station road near Dharamshala, [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|26.7598|N|83.3818|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Uttar Pradesh]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Gorakhpur Junction
| line = Double electric line
| other = Auto stand, Bus stand
| elevation = {{convert|84|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 10 platforms<br> '''Length–''' '''''{{cvt|1366|m}}'''''
| depth =
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| tracks = 28
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 1930
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| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = GKP
| zone = [[North Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Lucknow NER}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}
| former =
| passengers = 200,000/per day
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'''Gorakhpur Junction railway station''' (station code:'''GKP''') is located in the city of [[Gorakhpur]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It has the world's longest railway platform.<ref name="The Times of India, 7 October 2013">{{cite news | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Gorakhpur-gets-worlds-largest-railway-platform/articleshow/23616764.cms?|title = Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform|work=The Times of India|date=7 October 2013| access-date = 7 October 2013}}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]. The station offers Class A-1 railway station facilities.

Gorakhpur Junction railway station is a major railway station in the state of Uttar Pradesh especially in the Purvanchal region (Eastern Uttar Pradesh) and it connects Eastern Uttar Pradesh to Bihar, [[Nepal]] and Northern India to Bihar.

==History==
[[File:889 IndiaGorakhpur 19931228.jpg|thumb|left|A broad gauge [[Indian locomotive class WDM-1|class WDM-1]] locomotive with an evening train at Gorakhpur Junction in December 1993|alt=A broad gauge class WDM-1 locomotive with an evening train at Gorakhpur Junction in December 1993]]
[[File:888 IndiaGorakhpur 19931228.jpg|thumb|Metre gauge [[Indian locomotive class YG 2-8-2 |class YG 2-8-2]] no. 4288, built by Nippon in 1956, departs from Gorakhpur with an evening train. These locomotives usually carried [[smoke deflectors]]]]
The {{convert|135|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[metre-gauge]] Gonda loop, running between Gorakhpur and [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], was constructed by the [[Bengal and North Western Railway]] between 1886 and 1905. The {{convert|79|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[Kaptanganj, India|Kaptanganj]]–[[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]] metre-gauge line was opened in 1913. The {{convert|25|mi|km|0|adj=on}} metre-gauge [[Nautanwa]] branch line was opened in 1925.<ref name=ner>{{cite web |url= http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf|title= Indian Railways line history; 2. North Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-06 }}</ref>

Conversion to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] started with the Gorakhpur–Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur–Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637 |title = Varanasi Division at a Glance |publisher= North Eastern Railway| access-date = 10 July 2013}}</ref> The Gorakhpur–Gonda loop was converted around 1985, and the Nautanwa branch line at about the same time. The Kaptanganj–Siwan line was converted around 2011
.<ref name=ner/>
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== 2nd Longest platform in the world==
A remodeling of the Gorakhpur railway station was launched in 2009. The remodeling work was completed on war-footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the remodeled yard on 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has a platform measuring {{convert|1366.33|m}} with ramp and {{convert|1355.40|m}} without it.<ref name="The Times of India, 7 October 2013"/><ref>{{cite news | url = http://timesofindia.com/city/varanasi/Gorakhpur-railway-stations-remodelling-in-final-stage/articleshow/20388999.cms |title = Gorakhpur railway station's remodelling in final stage | work= The Times of India |date=2 June 2013| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref> At present, Gorakhpur has the world's longest railway platform, measuring 1,366m.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinda|first=Archisman|title=Uttar Pradesh gets world's longest railway platform|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/uttar-pradesh-gets-world-s-longest-railway-platform-1.1241468|access-date=9 October 2013|newspaper=GulfNews.com|date= 9 October 2013}}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title = Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 21 June 2013}}</ref> It handles over 190 trains daily; in some special occasions the number can increase to 473 trains. Some of the other railway stations in Uttar Pradesh handling large numbers of passengers are [[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur Central]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/CNB |title = Kanpur Central (CNB)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Junction]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/BSB|title=Varanasi Jn (BSB)|publisher=Indian Rail Enquiry}}</ref> [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura Junction]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MTJ |title = Mathura| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> and [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station|Mughalsarai]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/MGS|title = Mughalsarai Jn Railway Station (MGS)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 19 June 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}<b>• [https://erail.in/info/gorakhpur-railway-station-GKP/22446 About Gorakhpur Railway station]</b>{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Lucknow NER railway division]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Gorakhpur]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1930]]

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