Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line

Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line

km to Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway to Balamau to Sitapur 0 Lucknow Charbagh to Barabanki 12 Utraitia to Varanasi-Lucknow main line 21 Mohanlalganj National Highway 568 29 Kankaha 36 Nigohan 42 Shrirajnagar State Highway 36 47 Bachhrawan State Highway 13 57 Kundanganj 63 Harchandpur 70 Gangaganj 78 / 0 Rae Bareli State Highway 13A 6 Daryapur 12 Suraj Kunda 17 Ubarni 23 Radha Balampur 29 Dalmau on Varanasi-Kanpur line 11 Bela Bela 21 Lakhmanpur 27 Ramchandrapur State Highway 38 38 Unchahar on Varanasi-Kanpur line State Highway 36 State Highway 34 87 Rupamau 96 Fursatganj 107 Jais 109 Kasimpur 116 Bani 125 Gauriganj 130 Talakhajuri 138 Amethi 125 Gauriganj 142 Misrauli Jagdishpur-Pratapganj Marg 147 Shahajipur (Halt) 149 Antu 157 Jageshwarganj Chibila (169) and Pratapganj (173) on Allahabad-Faizabad line 180 Pirthiganj 187 Dandupur State Highway 36 197 Gaura 203 Swansa State Highway 7 209 Badshahpur 203 Swansa 48 Zafrabad on Varanasi-Lucknow line 44 Kajgaon Terhwan 40 Shalkhapur 35 Shudnipur State Highway 7 30 Mariahu 27 Warigaon Nawada 22 Bhanaur 17 Barsathi 13 Katwar Bazar 9 Jarauna 226 Janghai 231 Saral Kansrai 241 Surajawan 248 Mondh 257 Bhadohi Jaunpur-Bhadohi Road 265 Parsipur State Highway 87 273 Kapseti State Highway 98 279 Sewapuri 285 Chaukhandi 295 Lohta to Varanasi-Allahabad line to Varanasi-Lucknow main line 301 Varanasi to Mughasarai Source: Google maps 54256 Lucknow-Varanasi Passenger 54153 Rae Bareli-Kanpur Passenger 54211 Rae Bareli-Kanpur Passenger 54375 Prayag Jaunpur Passenger

The Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line (also known as Varanasi-Lucknow chord line) is a railway line connecting Varanasi and Lucknow, both in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

The Lucknow-Rae Bareli extension was completed in 1893 and the Varanasi-Lucknow chord line via Rae Bareli was constructed in 1898.^[1]

Line doubling and electrification

As of 2013, the railways have taken up doubling of the 66 km (41 mi) Utaratia-Raebareli sector and the 60 km (37 mi) Raebareli- Amethi sector. Work is in progress for electrification of the 200 km (124 mi) Varanasi-Unchahar railway line.^[2][3]

New lines

Railways have taken up construction of the 116 km (72 mi) Rae Bareli-Akbaganj-Faizabad new line and the 134 km (83 mi) Unchahar-Amethi-Sultanpur-Kadipur new line in 2013.^[2]

Passenger movement

Varanasi and Lucknow on this line are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[4]

Sheds, workshops and manufacturing facilities

Lucknow diesel loco shed or Alambagh diesel shed is home to 160+ locomotives, including WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A and WDG-4 varieties. Charbagh locomotive workshops handle periodical overhaul jobs.^[5]

Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi initially assembled ALCO kits. Subsequently, with technology transfer from GM EMD, it produces advanced diesel locomotives with high efficiency and low maintenance costs. It produces around 240 locomotives annually.^[6]

Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli was inaugurated in 2012. It would initially produce 1,000 coaches per year and the capacity would be enhanced later.^[7]

Railway reorganisation

Around 1872, the Indian Branch Railway Company was transformed into Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.^[8][9][10] Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with East Indian Railway Company in 1925.^[11]

The Government of India took over the Bengal and North-Western Railway and merged it with the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway in 1943.^[12]

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughal Sarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.^[13] East Central Railway was created in 1996-97.^[14] North Central Railway was formed in 2003.^[15]

References

External links

• Trains at Varanasi
• Trains at Rae Bareli
• Trains at Lucknow Charbagh

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie-Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India
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