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How To Reach Kanpur By Air

 

Kanpur has a domestic airport which is also known as Chakeri Air Force Station which was originally established for Indian Air Force. Only very limited service is available from here. The Air India Regional serves only two cities Delhi and Kolkata. If you want to reach any other city then you have to fly to Delhi and change flight there. Another option is to use the neighboring international airport at Lucknow which is situated 70 kilometers from here. From Lucknow airport taxis, buses and trains are available to Kanpur. To reach Kanpur from Lucknow you have to catch bus at the Alambag Bus Stop which is 6 km away from the airport. If you prefer train journey then you have to catch train at Charbagh station at Lucknow which is 10 km away from the airport.

 

The Kanpur Airport code is IATA: KNU, ICAO: VIKA.

 

How To Reach Kanpur By Train

 

Kanpur is well connected by train with all major Indian cities. Kanpur Central is the main railway station and is the largest railway station of the North Central Railways. As it lies in the railway route from Delhi to Howrah, it is always busy. Apart from this there are sixteen railway stations located within the limits of the city namely Kanpur Central, Kanpur Anwarganj, Govindpuri, Panki, Kanpur, Chakeri, Chandari, Rawatput, Kalianpur, Mandhana Jn, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Bithoor, Ruma, Gangaghat, Unnao and Kanpur SMU CBSA.

 

Railway Stations and Their Codes

 

Stations

Codes

Kanpur Central

CNB

Kanpur Anwarganj

CPA

Rawatpur

RPO

Kalyanpur

KAP

Mandhana Central

MDA

Chobepur

CPR

Shivrajpur

SVR

Panki Junction

PNK

Chakeri

CHK

Kanpur Bridge Left Bank

CPB

Bhimsen Jn

BZM

 

List of Trains passing through Kanpur Central Railway Station

 

Trains to Kanpur from important destinations in India

 

Starting Station

Train Name

Train Number

Lucknow

LKO-JHS Intercity

11110

Gwalior

Gwalior-BJU Mail

11124

New Delhi

NDLS-DBRT Rajdhani

12424

Bikaner Jn

BKN GHY Express

25631

Sitapur Cant

CNB SCC BLM DMU

54325

Kolkata

Lal Quila Express

13111

Uadipur

Ananya Express

12316

Ahmedabad Jn

Sabarmati Express

19165

Ajmer

AII SDAH Express

12988

Allahabad Jn

Prayagraj Express

12417

Varanasi

Shiv Ganga Express

12559

Patna Jn

LKO-KOTA Express

13239

Jodhpur Jn

Marudhar Express

14854

 

How To Reach Kanpur By Road

 

Kanpur is well connected by road and the national highways NH 2, NH 25, NH 86 and NH 91 pass through the city. There are two major bus stations here and the important one is Jhkarkati bus station. The major cities like Delhi, Jaipur and Agra are connected by Volvo buses from Kanpur.

 

Distance between Kanpur and other major cities

 

Places

Distances

Lucknow

83 km

Bhopal

538 km

New Delhi

471 km

Varanasi

329 km

Jodhpur

845 km

Dehradun

563 km

Amritsar

929 km

Chandigarh

660 km

Agra

280 km

Jaipur

514 km

Pune

1286 km

Mumbai

1289 km

Kolkata

998 km

 

Distance between Kanpur and other cities of India and driving directions >>>>

 

Last Updated: 01/10/2012




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