Tanakpur railway station

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{{short description|Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tanakpur railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]
| image_caption = Indian Railways logo
| address = [[Tanakpur]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.0673|80.1097|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Uttarakhand
| line =
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|263|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
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| tracks = 2 ({{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]])
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
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| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TPU
| zone = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Izzatnagar}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
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'''Tanakpur railway station''' is a small railway station in [[Champawat district]], [[Uttarakhand]]. Its code is '''TPU'''. It serves [[Tanakpur]] city. Tanakpur Now Broad gauge. The platform is well sheltered. It many facilities including water and sanitation.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/tanakpur-tpu/2747| title= TPU/Tanakpur | website=India Rail Info}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Rail-ministry-stalls-Tanakpur-Bageshwar-link-project/articleshow/48365047.cms Rail ministry stalls Tanakpur-Bageshwar link project]</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2019}} It is the terminus of the line in Eastern Uttarakhand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanakpur - Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Highway-125,+Tanakpur,+Uttarakhand+262309,+India/@29.0695782,80.0941615,14.4z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x39a10016579c8a65:0xed0a59e3283e0db6!8m2!3d29.0722375!4d80.1065646|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Tanakpur|language=en}}</ref>

Due to the steep slope of the line in that region, a train rolled backwards uncontrolled for 35 km after a brake failure, but was stopped at [[Khatima]] by putting sand on the tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uttarakhand: Train rolls backwards for 35km in Tanakpur {{!}} News - Times of India Videos|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/uttarakhand-train-rolls-backwards-for-35km-in-tanakpur/videoshow/81563908.cms|access-date=2021-03-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Major trains ==

* [[Tanakpur–Delhi Express]] (14555)
* [[Tanakpur–Singrauli Triveni Express]] (15074)
* [[Shaktinagar Terminal–Tanakpur Express]] (15076)
* [[Tanakpur–Pilibhit Passenger]] (55372)

==See also==

*Purnagiri Temple is located at an altitude of 5500 feet on the Annapurna peak in Tanakpur, Uttarakhand province of India. It is one of the 108 Siddha Peethas. This place is considered to be the back of Mahakali. It is said that the navel of Sati, the daughter of Daksha Prajapati and the Ardhangini Sati of Shiva, fell here from the Vishnu Chakra. Faithful devotees visit this Shakti Peetha every year and also come here after suffering.

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Champawat district]]
[[Category:Izzatnagar railway division]]

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Tanakpur railway station