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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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