TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Mumbai
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Delhi
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Gorakhpur
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Kerala
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code:GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world’s second longest railway platform after Hubli Junction railway station. in Karnataka. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway, part of Indian Railways.
Detailed explanation-2: -A newly renovated platform at Gorakhpur Railway Station in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has become the world’s longest, measuring 1, 366m. Until recently, Kharagpur in the Indian state of West Bengal was the longest platform at 1, 072m, followed by State Street Center subway station in Chicago at 1, 067m.
Detailed explanation-3: -India’s biggest platform With a length of 1, 366 metres, the platform at Gorakhpur Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh is the world’s longest. At 1, 072 metres, the platform at Kharagpur station in West Bengal held the previous record.
Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s longest station platform is at Hubbali Junction in India at 1, 505 metres (4, 938 ft).
Detailed explanation-5: -Platform No. 1 of the Gorakhpur is 1366.33 metres with ramp and 11355.40 metres without it. Gorakhpur is headquarter of North Eastern Railways zone. 13-Jan-2014