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Kanpur Central is one of five "Central" railway stations in India. It is a major intercity rail and commuter rail station in the city of Kanpur, and is situated on the Howrah - Delhi broad gauge route passing through Uttar Pradesh. It holds the record for the largest interlocking route system in the world. It is the busiest station of the North Central Railways recording traffic of more than 150,000 passengers, and more than 280 trains per day. After determining the railway stations that need to be world-class, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee included Kanpur Central in her list. She included funding for this work in her "50 World-Class Railway Stations" budget. A phased revamping has begun. Though the re-modelling of Kanpur Central Station began a long time ago, it is being done gradually in phases. At present, the re-modelling work is proceeding very slowly, but senior NCR officials are hopeful of keeping their promise of providing a new, improved look to Kanpur Central in the near future.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Making Kanpur Central world-class - The Times of India )〕 The present station was built in 1928,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 3 )〕 though the imposing building was completed in 1930. The building's construction is inspired by Lucknow's magnificent Lucknow Charbagh railway station building which was built by the British in 1914; however, it could not be constructed identically to Charbagh because it would have been enormously expensive. Deputy chief traffic manager Shivendra Shukla announced that the pending work at the railway over-bridge, presently under construction in Cantt, will be sped up. To assist passengers, especially the elderly, two escalators are likely to be installed. According to the proposed plan, all railway quarters on the city side will be dismantled, providing room for a large circulating area. Three-layered underground parking for vehicles, which is not available at any other railway station of the NCR division, has also been proposed. The entry and exit points on the city side will be made separate to ensure smooth traffic flow in and out of the station. The entry point for vehicles will remain the same but a separate exit route, probably opening at Ghantaghar flyover, has been proposed. This will ensure hassle-free driving for passengers moving in and out of the station. ==Major features== ; Footbridges There are two footbridges over the tracks, Howrah Bridge and Delhi Bridge, and the station has one underpass route connecting all of the railway platforms. Escalators to the foot over-bridges are operational in Kanpur Central. ; Improvement in the lighting Work Massive improvements in the station's lighting has been undertaken. More lighting has been provided in the subway which connects different platforms. As well, tube lights in the subway have been connected with inverters to ensure that there is power at peak times. This will also help ensure passengers' safety when they use the subway to reach a particular platform. New LED neon sign boards with the station's name embedded on it are being procured and will soon be installed on both sides of the railway station. A proposal has been sent to provide facade lighting in order to give the station building a beautiful appearance during the night hours. ; Availability of Drinking Water To tackle the water crisis, a round-the-clock water monitoring committee has been established. Senior supervisors from the mechanical, civil, and electrical deparftments man the platforms to ensure the availability of drinking water on platforms, and on the trains. A grievance committee has been set upso that passengers can register complaints related to non-availability of drinking water. The maintenance of the existing retiring room and dormitories will be taken up in the next phase. Also, a new platform surface has been made at platform number one as cracks had developed on the older existing surface. ; Passenger Facilitation Center The passenger facilitation center will consolidate all the necessary services provided railway staff into one building. These services include: train inquiries, retiring room/dormitory booking, wheel chair booking for handicapped passengers, sale of railway time-table, and platform tickets. Also, all railway announcements will be made from this center. The Central Railway Station will also have a passenger amenity center including: the waiting hall and waiting room, booking office, passenger facilitation center, cloak room, luggage and, parcel booking office etc..., located on the platform itself. ; Token System for Reservation Railway authorities have launched its token system for passengers to reduce the long waiting time for a reservation. ; Coach Induction Units Four new electronic coach induction units have been installed at platform number one so that it is easier for passengers to identify their coach when a train halts. The installation of the coach induction units is part of the ongoing beautification drive at the Kanpur railway station. Kanpur Central is among the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railways. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kanpur Central railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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