Panki Dham railway station is a large railway station in
Kanpur district,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, India. Panki Dham is the fourth-largest railway station in
Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...
city, for which is serves. Its code is PNKD. The station consists of 3 platforms and has many Express/Mail trains stoppage.
Shram Shakti Express
The 12451 / 12452 Shram Shakti Express is an Indian Railways ''Superfast'' train which daily runs non-stop overnight between the cities of Kanpur and . It covers the 440 km of distance in 6 hours and has a ''priority advantage'' over other ...
which travels between and only stops at Panki Dham between Kanpur and Delhi.
Overview
Panki is an important
industrial suburb
An industrial suburb is a community, near a large city, with an industrial economy. These communities may be established as tax havens or as places where zoning promotes industry, or they may be industrial towns that become suburbs by urban spra ...
in Kanpur city. Duncan's Fertilizer Unit (now owned by
Jaypee Group
Jaiprakash Associates Limited, commonly known as Jaypee Group, is an Indian conglomerate company based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has business interests in engineering, construction, power, cement, real estate, hospitality, IT, spor ...
) situated here is one of the largest fertilizer-manufacturing plants in India. Panki also has
Panki Hanuman Temple Panki is a name of the following localities:
India
* Panki, Jharkhand
* Panki, Kanpur
** Panki Thermal Power Station
Poland
* Pańki, Gmina Choroszcz
* Pańki, Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny
* Panki, Silesian Voivodeship
Russia
* Panki, a settle ...
which is visited by thousands of people every year from all over North India. Panki Station being on Howrah–Delhi main line serves people from
Barra
Barra (; gd, Barraigh or ; sco, Barra) is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a short causeway. The island is na ...
,
Kalianpur
Kalyanpur or Kalianpur (earlier Kullianpore) is a satellite town of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about 15 km from Kanpur on the Grand Trunk Road towards Delhi, it is effectively a suburb of Kanpur. This town's post office is ...
, Panki,
Armapur Estate
Armapur Estate is a census town in Kanpur Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a g ...
,
Kakadeo
Kakadeo is a locality in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kakadeo has a very deep history. It was ruled by the Chandela dynasty for hundreds of years and is known for temples built by the Chandel Thakurs, some which are centuries old. Kakadeo w ...
, Vijay Nagar and Fazalganj.
Gallery
Panki railway station nameplate.JPG, Panki railway station platform board
Panki station.JPG, Inside platform view
References
{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh
Railway stations in Kanpur
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