Govindpuri railway station 3.95

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Kanpur,
India

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Govindpuri or Kanpur South is a railway station in Kanpur which caters 50,000 passengers to their destinations. It is second busiest railway station in Kanpur, after Kanpur Central.Strictly speaking by definition, it is the JUNCTION where Jhansi/Banda line is separated from Delhi-Howrah Line; however, it is not granted JUNCTION status yet due to which it has two station codes, GOV and GOY.LocationIt is located near Govind Nagar locality in Kanpur South. A rail overbridge is also there (bearing the same name), which remains congested throughout the day.HistoryDue to proximity to Juhi yard, the station was called Juhi till the 1970s. Then as urban agglomeration in South Kanpur increased, the station was renamed Govindpuri due to proximity to Govind Nagar, a locality named and inaugurated by Govind Vallabh Pant.Trains whose timings are not Known Mahoba-Kanpur Passenger Important trains with no stops''' Shatabdi Exp.Rajdhani Exp.Duronto Exp.Future developmentHowever, in next two years, things will change it will become the first halt station in India which will directly turn into Terminal station. Kanpur South The new terminal will help decongest Kanpur Central which has got saturated as it caters over 350 trains. It is modelled same as Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi.

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