Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
| Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Uttar Pradesh |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Northern Railway North Central Railway North Eastern Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary |
Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway System is a commuter rail service operated by Northern Railways, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway to connect administrative capital Lucknow with the economic and industrial capital Kanpur of the state Uttar Pradesh. These services are mostly run using EMU and MEMU rakes. However it does not have dedicated suburban tracks but share the tracks with long distance trains. It is fondly called LC meaning Lucknow Cawnpore (old name of Kanpur).
- Distance between Lucknow Jn and Kanpur Central is 72 km (45 mi).
- Most of the LC trains covers the whole journey within 1 hr and 50 minutes.
- Intercity and other Superfast trains take 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Shatabdi Express takes 1 hour 15 minutes for whole journey.