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The Lucknow–Moradabad line (also known as Lucknow–Moradabad main line) is a railway line connecting Lucknow and Moradabad railway stations, both in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway .
Founded by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, Moradabad is named after prince Murad Bakhsh, the youngest son of the emperor.It was originally known as Chaupala and was a part of the Katehar region, before falling to Mughal governor Rustam Khan Dakhani in 1624, who then changed its name to "Rustamnagar", naming it upon himself.
Moradabad railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. [1] It was formed in 1899 and its headquarter are located at Moradabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad, which is known for its brassware industries.Moradabad is a major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and is located just 157 kilometres (98 mi) from national capital New Delhi.
Lucknow Coaching Depot NER to Lucknow–Gorakhpur line: 2. Alambagh West Cabin 0. Lucknow Charbagh: Dilkusha Cabin to Varanasi–Lucknow Chord line:
As of August 2024, the airport connects Moradabad to Lucknow. First passenger flight was for Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on a 19-seater aircraft from Flybig Airlines in August 2024. [21] [22] More flights are planned for Kanpur, [23] Dehradun, [24] and Ghaziabad [25] in near future.
Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his pen name as Jigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet and ghazal writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the second poet (after Mohammad Iqbal ) to be awarded an honorary D.Litt. by the Aligarh Muslim University .
Lucknow was ranked "India's second happiest city" in a survey conducted by IMRB International and LG Corporation, after only Chandigarh. It fared better than other metropolitan cities in India including New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. Lucknow was found to be better than other cities in areas such as food, transit and overall citizen satisfaction.