TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Gorakhpur railway station
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Kollam junction
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Kharagpur railway station
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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: -Hubli Railway Station in Karnataka is the world’s longest railway station. Also known as Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji – Hubballi Junction, it is operated by the South Western Railways under the Hubli division. Platform 1 of the Hubbali station, with a length of 1, 505 metres, is the longest railway platform in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kharagpur Junction railway station has the world’s third longest railway platform with a length of 1, 072.5 metres (3, 519 ft).
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The platform is 1, 072.5 metre long.