LKO Railway Station Information and Trains for LKO

"Lucknow Charbagh" (officially "Lucknow NR", station code: "LKO") is one of the two main railway stations of Lucknow city for Indian gauge trains, the other one being Lucknow Junction railway station.

Built at a price of 70 lakhs, Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J.H. Hornimen. The foundation of the railway station was placed in March 1914. The building was completed in 1923. A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett. It has a large garden in front of the building. It incorporates the mix of Rajput, Awadhi and Mughal architecture and has a palatial appearance. A unique feature of the Charbagh railway station is that an aerial view of the station building shows it as a chess board and the domes and pillars of the building appear to be pieces of a chess game.Architecturally, it is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations in India. The Government Railway Police station at Lucknow Charbagh holds an ISO 9001 certificate.

Built on a plinth, it has a rectangular ground plan with projecting porticos. There are several towers and clusters of circular Awadhi domes. The wide, raised platforms have several halls and rooms for official purposes.

It is also the main hub for the Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway system (MEMU).

The station is also proposed as an intersection for Lucknow Metro routes i.e. North-South Corridor (Lucknow Metro) and East-West Corridor (Lucknow Metro). It will be a terminal station for East-West Corridor.