The Railways has started work on construction of a new platform at the lalkuan railway junction. After the construction of this platform number five, it will be used for plying various important trains from here.
It is worth mentioning here that there are four platforms at the lalkuan railway junction. Important trains including the Ranikhet Express, Bagh Express to Kolkata, Uttaranchal Sampark Kranti, Jammu Tawi Express, Shatabdi Express, Garib Rath train to Kanpur and Moradabad Passenger train ply through the lalkuan junction. In order to spread out the passenger load, the railways has decided to construct one more platform.
Platform number five will be 550 metres in length and will be aligned to the Bareily-Rampur route. Trains originating from lalkuan will depart from this new platform. According to railway officials, a budget of about Rs five crore has been passed for the first stage of the construction that will consist of the rail yard extension. The rail ticket booking window and parcel office will have to be shifted following construction of platform number five. The Government Railway Police post building will also be affected by the construction of the new platform.