Gorakhpur Junction railway station - Wikipedia Gorakhpur Junction railway station Gorakhpur Junction गोरखपुर जंक्शन Express train and Passenger train station Gorakhpur Railway Station Location Station Road, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh India Coordinates 26 ° 45 ′ 35 '' N 83 ° 22 ′ 54 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.7598 ° N 83.3818 ° E ﻿ / 26.7598 ; 83.3818 Coordinates : 26 ° 45 ′ 35 '' N 83 ° 22 ′ 54 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.7598 ° N 83.3818 ° E ﻿ / 26.7598 ; 83.3818 Elevation 84 metres ( 276 ft ) Owned by Indian Railways Operated by North Eastern Railway, Line ( s ) Barauni -- Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Muzaffarpur - Gorakhpur line ( via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi ) Muzaffarpur - Gorakhpur main line Gorakhpur - Lucknow Kanpur Delhi main line Gorakhpur - Nautanwa - Barhni line Platforms 10 Tracks 26 Construction Structure type Standard on ground Parking Available Bicycle facilities Available Other information Status Functioning Station code GKP Zone ( s ) North Eastern Railway zone Division ( s ) Lucknow NER History Opened 1890 ; 127 years ago ( 1890 ) Electrified Yes Traffic Passengers 365000 Location Gorakhpur Junction Location within Uttar Pradesh The North east Gorakhpur Railway Station is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway. The station offers Class A railway station facilities. On 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur became the world 's longest railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.34 kilometres ( 0.84 mi ). The Gorakhpur city area is served by 10 local railway stations other than Gorakhpur Junction, namely, Gorakhpur cantt, Domingarh, Sahjanwa, Sihapar, Maniram, Nakaha jungle, Kushmi, Jagatbela, and Unaula. History The 135 - mile ( 217 km ) metre - gauge Gonda loop, running between Gorakhpur and Gonda, was constructed by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1886 and 1905. The 79 - mile ( 127 km ) Kaptanganj -- Siwan metre - gauge line was opened in 1913. The 25 - mile ( 40 km ) metre - gauge Nautanwa branch line was opened in 1925. Conversion to broad gauge started with the Gorakhpur -- Siwan section in 1981. The Gorakhpur -- Paniyahwa section was converted in 1991. The Gorakhpur -- Gonda loop was converted around 1985, and the Nautanwa branch line at about the same time. The Kaptanganj -- Siwan line was converted around 2006. Now Gorakhpur would have three new platforms. At present, Gorakhpur has the world 's longest platform. Passenger movement Gorakhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways. It handles over 189 trains daily. This is the route which connects Bihar to Delhi, the other route which connect is Banaras route. Some of the other railway stations in Uttar Pradesh handling large numbers of passengers are Kanpur Central, Varanasi Junction, Mathura Junction and Mughalsarai. References Jump up ^ `` Indian Railways line history ; 2. North Eastern Railway '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Varanasi Division at a Glance ''. North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Gorakhpur gets world 's largest railway platform ''. The Times of India, 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Gorakhpur railway station 's remodelling in final stage ''. The Times of India, 2 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013. Jump up ^ Dinda, Archisman ( 9 October 2013 ). `` Uttar Pradesh gets world 's longest railway platform ''. GulfNews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry ''. Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2013. 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Question: which station has largest number of platform in india
Answer: The North east Gorakhpur Railway Station