Kanpur Central railway station

{{short description|Rail station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Kanpur Central

| native_name =

| type = 30px Indian Railways station

| style = Indian Railways

| image = File:Kanpur-Central-Railway-Station-Uttar-Pradesh-India.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kanpur Central station

| address = Cantt Side: Central Station Lane, Mirpur Cantt
City Side: Ghantaghar Crossing
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|26.4539|80.3512|display=it}}

| elevation = {{convert|126.630|m|ft}}

| owned =

| operator = Indian Railways

| line = Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Delhi main line
Kanpur–Unnao–Lucknow line
Kanpur–Tundla–Agra line
Kanpur–Kannauj–Kasganj line
Kanpur–Banda–Chitrakoot line
Kanpur–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar line
Kanpur–Unnao–Balamau line
Kanpur–Unnao–Prayagraj line
Kanpur–Unnao–Rai Bareilly line

| platforms = 10

| tracks = 28

| connections = {{ric|Kanpur Metro}} {{rcb|Kanpur Metro|Orange|croute}} Kanpur Central

| structure = At grade

| levels =

| parking = {{rint|parking}} Available

| bicycle =

| accessible =

| architectural_style = Indo-Saracenic{{cite web |url=https://indiaheritagewalks.org/blog/indian-railways-heritage-buildings-indo-saracenic-architecture-specimens |title=Indian Railways Heritage Buildings: Indo-Saracenic Architecture Specimens |last=Aparna |first=Sindhuri |date=27 May 2018 |website=indiaheritagewalks.org |publisher=India Heritage Walks |access-date=8 January 2024 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| status = Functioning

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = CNB

| zone = North Central Railway

| division = {{rwd|Prayagraj}}

}}

| zone =

| classification = NSG-2{{cite web |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/Railway_station_zone-category_wise_list.pdf |title=List of zone/category-wise railway stations opened for passenger services in Indian Railways |date=1 December 2022 |website=indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=8 January 2024 |page=40}}

| website =

| opened = {{Start date|1930|df=y}}

| electrified = 1972{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#hist|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Electric Traction – I|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=30 May 2014}} from Howrah
5 August 1976 till {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}

| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh

| map_dot_label = Kanpur Central

| former = Indian Branch Rly. Co.
Northern Railways

| passengers =

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| footnotes =

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map

| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}

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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. After Bandel Junction and Kharagpur Junction, it holds the record for the 3rd 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.