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{{Short description|Railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow<br/>Varanasi–Lucknow Grand Chord line
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| logo = 
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = Raebareli Junction.jpg
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| caption = Rae Bareli Junction lies on Varanasi–Lucknow Section
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| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Gangetic Plain]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| start = [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi]]
| end = [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow]]
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1864
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] for main line
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| depot = Lucknow Alambagh
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| linelength =
| tracklength = {{convert|301|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
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| electrification = <nowiki>25 kV 50 Hz AC]] </nowiki>[[Overhead line|OHLE]]
| speed = up to 130 km/h (68 mph) To be 150 km/h
| elevation = Varanasi {{convert|82|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br/>Lucknow {{convert|123|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| website =
| map = {{Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line}}
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The '''Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow Grand Chord line''' (also known as Varanasi–Lucknow chord line) is a railway line connecting [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi]] and [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow]], both in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]].

==History==
The Lucknow–Rae Bareli extension was completed in 1864 and the Varanasi–Lucknow chord line via Rae Bareli was constructed in 1864.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://management.ebooks6.com/The-Oudh-Rohilkhand-Railway-download-w23852.html | title = Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | publisher = Management Ebooks | access-date = 12 January 2014 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140111051716/http://management.ebooks6.com/The-Oudh-Rohilkhand-Railway-download-w23852.html | archive-date = 11 January 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Line doubling and electrification==
As of 2013, the railways have taken up doubling of the {{convert|66|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Utaratia–Raebareli sector and the {{convert|60|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Raebareli–Amethi sector. Work is in progress for electrification of the {{convert|200|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Varanasi–Unchahar railway line.<ref name=northern>{{cite web| url = http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=2761&id=0,4,268|title = Railway projects and amenities to transform Rae Bareli and surrounding areas | publisher= Northern Railway, 17 May 2013| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-17/lucknow/39335299_1_rail-budget-railway-line-coaching-complex| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130814045036/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-17/lucknow/39335299_1_rail-budget-railway-line-coaching-complex| url-status = dead| archive-date = 14 August 2013|title =Rlys rolls out schemes in Rae Bareli, Amethi |date=17 May 2013| work = [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref>

==New lines==
Railways have taken up construction of the {{convert|116|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Rae Bareli–Akbarganj–Faizabad new line and the {{convert|134|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Unchahar-Amethi-Sultanpur–Kadipur new line in 2013.<ref name=northern/>

==Passenger movement==
[[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi]] and [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow]] on this line are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=12 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Sheds, workshops and manufacturing facilities==
Lucknow diesel loco shed or Alambagh diesel shed is home to 160+ locomotives, including [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A and [[WDG-4]] varieties. Charbagh locomotive workshops handle periodical overhaul jobs.<ref name=sheds>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref>

[[Banaras Locomotive Works]] at Varanasi initially assembled [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]] kits. Subsequently, with technology transfer from [[Electro-Motive Diesel|GM EMD]], it produces advanced diesel locomotives with high efficiency and low maintenance costs. It produces around 240 locomotives annually.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shop.html | title= Production Units & Workshops |work=Diesel Loco Works, Varanasi|publisher= IRFCA| access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref>

[[Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli]] was inaugurated in 2012. It would initially produce 1,000 coaches per year and the capacity would be enhanced later.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/sonia-opens-rail-coach-factory-at-rae-bareli/article4075693.ece| title=Sonia opens rail coach factory at Rae Bareli| newspaper=The Hindu|date=8 November 2012 |access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref>

==Railway reorganisation==
Around 1872, the [[Indian Branch Railway Company]] was transformed into [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]].<ref name=irfcai>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title = IR History: Early History (1832-1869) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk/documents/OudhandRohilkandRly.pdf | title = The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | publisher = Old Martinian Association | access-date = 12 January 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130621225555/http://www.oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk/documents/OudhandRohilkandRly.pdf | archive-date = 21 June 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Indian_Branch_Railway |title = Indian Branch Railway | publisher= fibis| access-date = 11 January 2014}}</ref> Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with [[East Indian Railway Company]] in 1925.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History III : (1900-1947) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref>

The Government of India took over the Bengal and North-Western Railway and merged it with the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] in 1943.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bengal_and_North-Western_Railway |title =Bengal and North-Western Railway | publisher= fibis| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref>

In 1952, [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]], [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] and [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]] were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]], east of Mughalsarai and [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughal Sarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref> East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |title = East Central Railway| publisher= ECR| access-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref> North Central Railway was formed in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261|title = North Central Railway| publisher= NCR| access-date = 12 January 2014 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/varanasi-junction-bsb/334 Trains at Varanasi]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/rae-bareli-junction-rbl/461 Trains at Rae Bareli]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/lucknow-charbagh-lko/336 Trains at Lucknow Charbagh]

{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1898]]
[[Category:Lucknow NR railway division|*]]

Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line - Revision history

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