Gorakhpur station platform to be longest in world: NER GM

Due to re-modelling of the station yard of Gorakhpur Junction, several trains have been either cancelled, short-terminated or diverted from today, General Manager of North Eastern Railway, A K Atal said here.
After re-modelling of the station yard, Gorakhpur will have the world's longest platform, Atal claimed.
Till now Kharagpur was the longest platform with its length of 1,074 metres. Gorakhpur will be of 1,300 metres, Atal said adding, the signalling system of the station is being modernised leading to rescheduling of several trains till October 6.
15105 and 15106 Chhapra-Gorakhpur Intercity, 15019 Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Intercity and 15020 Nautanwa-Gorakhpur Intercity will remain cancelled, a NER press release said.

Apart from these, 55071, 55069, 55070, 55029 and 55072 passenger trains have been short-terminated, it said.
Several long distance trains have been rescheduled to terminate or start from Lucknow, the release added.
Atal said, the doubling of railway lines between Lucknow and Chhapra will be completed by March next year while an alternate rail route between Gorakhpur and Gonda will be available by year end after completion of gauge conversion between Barhni-Gonda and Gonda-Behraich.