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Kanpur
Central
(formerly
known
as
Cawnpore
North
Barracks,
station
code:
CNB)
is
a
central
and
junction
railway
station
in
the
city
of
Kanpur
and
is
one
of
the
five
central
Indian
railway
stations.
It
is
third
busiest
in
country
after
Howrah
Jn
and
New
Delhi
railway
station.
It
is
a
major
railway
station
between
Howrah
Jn
and
New
Delhi.
It
also
holds
the
record
for
the
largest
interlocking
route
system
in
the
world.
All
trains
passing
through
this
station
stop
here,
including
premium
trains,
and
all
superfast,
mail
and
passenger
trains.
The
station
is
a
major
intercity
rail
and
commuter
rail
station
in
the
region.
Other
major
railway
stations
in
the
city
of
Kanpur
are
Kanpur
Anwarganj,
Govindpuri
Terminal,
Panki
Dham
railway
station,
Rawatpur
railway
station,
Kalyanpur
railway
station,
Chandari,
Chakeri,
Mandhana
Junction,
Bithoor,
Rooma,
Bhimsen
Junction,
Sarsaul,
Kanpur
Bridge
Left
Bank
and
Old
Cawnpore
Junction.
Kanpur
Central
has
undergone
a
beautification
and
modernisation
effort
in
recent
years,
especially
following
the
inclusion
of
the
station
in
the
"50
World-Class
Railway
Stations"
budget,
which
sought
to
modernise
Indian
railway
stations,
by
former
Minister
of
Railways
Mamata
Banerjee.
These
efforts
mainly
include
the
improvement
of
services
offered
to
customers
and
the
redevelopment
of
existing
features,
such
as
the
installation
of
a
new
platform
surface
at
platform
number
one.
The
current
phase
of
development
is
mainly
focused
on
the
cleaning
up
of
the
side
of
the
station
facing
the
city,
with
₹15
million
being
budgeted
to
go
towards
the
project.
A
food
plaza
is
designated
to
be
built
on
the
second
floor
and
two
new
car
parks
are
also
being
proposed.
According
to
a
NCR
report
the
station
needs
at
least
10
more
platforms
to
support
the
ever-increasing
passenger
amount.
At
present,
the
re-modelling
work
is
proceeding
very
slowly,
but
senior
NCR
officials
are
hopeful
of
keeping
their
promises.
Transport
A
three-layer
underground
car
park
has
been
proposed
as
well
as
the
installation
of
two
escalators
leading
to
the
footbridges
passing
over
the
railway
lines.
By
2010
a
new
footbridge
was
constructed
at
the
west
end
of
the
station.
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