About N.E.Railways Gorakhpur-JN in NEAR GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY,BUS STAND, Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur railway station is a major junction. It is the HQ of North Eastern Railways.
Formed on 14th April 1952 by combining two Railway systems and bifurcated into two Railway Zones on 15th Jan. 1958, the present N. E. Railway (NER), after re-organisation of Railway Zones in 2002, comprises of three Divisions - Varanasi, Lucknow & Izatnagar. NER has 3402.46 route kms with 486 stations. NER primarily serves the areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand & western districts of Bihar.

Gorakhpur Junction Railway Station is the zonal headquarters of the North Eastern Railways. Meter gauge lines also touch Gorakhpur. Vaishali Express, Kushinagar Express, Gorakhdham Express, Shaheed Express, Kapilvastu Express, Satyagrah Express and Avadh Express are the main train connections. The main station near Gorakhpur towards south-east is at Gopalganj. Traveling west, the main station next to Gorakhpur is at Khalilabad.
Just 2 km from the station is Hotel Bobina, a 3 star hotel catering to the needs of the station. Gorakhpur Bus Station is near railway station. Varanasi Airport (212 km) is the nearest airport.

Station Code: GKP
Reservation Enquiry: +91-551-2200507
Arrival and departure of trains: Dial 131

Nearby cities: KHALILABAD, خلیل آباد, खलीलाबाद, UP, India, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, GHOSI ,Mau, UP, India
Coordinates: 26°45'39"N 83°22'52"E

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