Lal Kuan Railway Station (Station Code: LKU) or Lal Kuan Junction is one of the biggest and busiest railheads of Uttarakhand in Kumaun region.
Lal Kuan Railway Station (Station Code: LKU) or Lal Kuan Junction is one of the biggest and busiest railheads of Uttarakhand in Kumaun region.
Lal Kuan is famous for huge paper mill (Century Pulp and Paper) of Birla group. Lal kuan is a small town located in Nainital district. Because of an industrial area, many tourists and corporates are used to travel from here.
Several number of trains are scheduled from here every day for connecting almost major cities of India. Lal Kuan Railway Station has 4 platforms which operates more that 40 trains some of them daily basis and some are on weekdays basis. This is a list of the Starting, terminating and halting trains in Lal Kuan Junction as follows:
| Train Name / No. | Start Point | End Point | Arrives | Departs | Stop Time | Operational Days | Major Cities |
| Rmr Bdts Express (09062) | Ramanagr (RMR) | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) | 08:00 | 08:10 | 10 min | Mon | Rudrapur, Lucknow, Mathura, Ratlam, Kota, Vadodra, Surat |
| Lku Hwh Express (12354) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | Howrah Jn (HWH) | Starts | 18:35 | First Stop | Sat | Rampur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Mugal sarai, Dhanbad |
| Bagh Express (13020) | Kathgodam (KGM) | Howrah Jn (HWH) | 22:47 | 22:52 | 5 min | Daily | Haldwani, Rudrapur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Asansol |
| Kgm Garib Rath (12208) | Jammu Tawi (JAT) | Kathgodam (KGM) | 13:33 | 13:38 | 5 min | Sun | Jalandhar, Ambala, Saharanpur, Moradabad |
| Jammu Garib Rat (12207) | Kathgodam (KGM) | Jammu Tawi (JAT) | 19:19 | 19:21 | 2 min | Tue | Moradabad, Saharanpur, Ambala, Jalandhar |
| Bdts Rmr Express (09061) | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) | Ramanagr (RMR) | 00:35 | 00:40 | 5 min | Tue, Fri | Surat, Vadodra, Kota, Ratlam, Mathura, Lucknow |
| Cnb Garib Rath (12210) | Kathgodam (KGM) | Kanpur Central (CNB) | 19:19 | 19:21 | 2 min | Mon | Rudrapur, Bareilly, Lucknow |
| Rmr Ljn Special (05312) | Ramanagr (RMR) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | 12:55 | 13:00 | 5 min | Mon | Rudrapur, Bareilly |
| Ljn Rmr Special (05311) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | Ramanagr (RMR) | 06:30 | 06:35 | 5 min | Mon | Bareilly, Rudrapur |
| Lku Ljn Special (05046) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | Starts | 13:00 | First Stop | Fri | Rudrapur, Bareilly |
| Ljn Lku Special (05045) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | 06:30 | Ends | Last Stop | Thu | Bareilly, Rudrapur |
| Utr Samprk K Express (15035) | Delhi (DLI) | Ramnagar (RMR) | 21:40 | 21:42 | 2 min | Daily | Moradabad, Rampur, Rudrapur |
| Utr Samprk K Express (15036) | Ramnagar (RMR) | Delhi (DLI) | 09:40 | 09:42 | 2 min | Daily | Rudrapur, Rampur, Moradabad |
| Lku Ljn Special (05060) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | Starts | 13:00 | First Stop | Wed, Fri, Sun | Rudrapur, Bareilly |
| Ljn Lku Special (05059) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | 07:00 | Ends | Last Stop | Thu, Sat, Sun | Bareilly, Rudrapur |
| Anvt Gkp Special (05058) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | Chappra (CPR) | Starts | 13:00 | First Stop | Wed | Rudrapur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Gorakhpur |
| Kgm Ddn Express (14119) | Kathgodam (KHG) | Dehradun (DDN) | 20:34 | 20:39 | 5 min | Daily | Rudrapur, Moradabad, Haridwar |
| Ramnagar Express (19061) | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) | Ramanagr (RMR) | 18:45 | 18:50 | 5 min | Thu | Vadodra, Kota, Lucknow, Bareilly, Rampur |
| Rmr Bdts Express (19062) | Ramanagr (RMR) | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) | 08:00 | 08:10 | 10 min | Sat | Rampur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Kota, Vadodra |
| Ndls Lku Ac Special (04420) | New Delhi (NDLS) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | 13:45 | Ends | Last Stop | Fri, Sat, Sun | Morabadab, Rudrapur |
| Lku Ndls Ac Express (04419) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | New Delhi (NDLS) | Starts | 16:40 | First Stop | Fri, Sat, Sun | Rudrapur, Moradabad |
| Ranikhet Express (15013) | Jaisalmer (JSM) | Ramnagar (RMR) | 03:50 | 03:55 | 5 min | Daily | Jodhpur, Jaipur, Alwar, Delhi, Rudrapur |
| Ddn Kgm Express (14120) | Dehradun (DDN) | Kathgodam (KGM) | 06:00 | 06:10 | 10 min | Daily | Haridwar, Moradabad, Rudrapur |
| Garib Rath Express (14606) | Amritsar Jn (ASR) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | 20:50 | Ends | Last Stop | Wed | Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad |
| Kgm Anvt Shatabdi (12039) | Kathgodam (KGM) | Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) | 16:21 | 16:23 | 2 min | Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Rampur, Moradabad, Gaziabad |
| Kgm Garib Rath (12209) | Kanpur Central (CNB) | Kathgodam (KGM) | 14:05 | 14:10 | 5 min | Tue | Lucknow, Bareilly, Rudrapur |
| Ndls Lku Ac Special (02040) | New Delhi (NDLS) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | 13:45 | Ends | Last Stop | Fri, Sat, Sun | Moradabad, Rampur, Rudrapur |
| Lku Ndls Ac Special (02039) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | New Delhi (NDLS) | Starts | 16:50 | First Stop | Fri, Sat, Sun | Rudrapur, Rampur, Moradabad |
| Bagh Express (13019) | Howrah Jn (HWH) | Kathgodam (KGM) | 08:05 | 08:10 | 5 min | Daily | Asansol, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Rudrapur |
| Garib Rath Express (14605) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | Amritsar Jn (ASR) | Starts | 23:15 | First Stop | Wed | Moradabad, Saharanpur, Jagadhari, Chandigarh, Ludhiana |
| Anvt Kgm Shatabdi (12040) | Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) | Kathgodam (KGM) | 10:45 | 10:58 | 13 min | Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Gaziabad, Moradabad, Rampur |
| Hwh Lku Express (12353) | Howrah Jn (HWH) | Lal Kuan (LKU) | 08:40 | Ends | Last Stop | Fri | Asansol, Mugalsarai, Varanasi, Lucknow |
| Anvt Gkp Special (05038) | Kathgodam (KGM) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | 14:57 | 14:59 | 2 min | Daily | Bareilly, Rudrapur |
| Gkp Anvt Special (05037) | Lucknow Ne (LJN) | Kathgodam (KGM) | 12:00 | 12:02 | 2 min | Fri, Sun | Rudrapur, Bareilly |
| Ranikhet Express (15014) | Kathgodam (KGM) | Jaisalmer (JSL) | 21:35 | 21:40 | 5 min | Daily | Moradabad, Delhi, Alwar, Jaipur, Jodhpur |
Dehradun is a major railway station to connect Uttarakhand to other parts of the country. Passengers can find facilities like:
Lal Kuan Station is located 80 km from Bareilly on Nainital Road, 24 km from Rudrapur, 6 km from Pantnagar Airport, and 16 km from Haldwani. Local transportation like auto, intercity buses and sharing auto are easily available outside the station for Haldwani, Rudrapur and Pantnagar. Cabs and taxis are easily available from outside the railway station for all major hill stations of kumaon region like Nainital, Bhimtal, Ranikhet, Mukteshwar, Almora etc. Buses are also available from Lal Kuan Railway Station or nearby Haldwani bus stand (Which is 16 kms from here) to Delhi and all major destinations in North India including Moradabad, Meerut, Bareilly, Rudrapur, Shimla, Dehradun, Najibabad, Nainital, Ranikhet, and Najibabad.
As a famous industrial area, Lal Kuan Railway Station becomes very important mean to connect with Haldwani, Rudrapur as well as Kumaun region. Therefore, tourists who plan to visit Nainital and nearby places they can also deboard at the Lal Kuan junction with more options of trains availability. Find the tourist destinations which are connected with Lal Kuan with distance as follows:
Distance of Lal Kuan Railway Station from different tourist destinations: | |
Destination | Distance in KM |
| Haldwani | 18 |
| Rudrapur | 24 |
| Ramnagar | 68 |
| Nainital | 50 |
| Ranikhet | 100 |
| Almora | 107 |
| Mukteshwar | 82 |
| Corbett National Park | 132 |
| Kausani | 160 |
| Bageshwar | 182 |
| Chaukori | 218 |
Eco Cave Gardens, Aerial Ropeway Nainital, Kilbury, ARIES, Bhimtal, Bhowali, Gaula Barrage, Sanjay Van, Aurobindo Ashram, Garjiya Temple, Gurney House, Kainchi Dham, Naina Devi Bird Reserve, Naina Devi Temple, Naina Peak, Naini Lake, Nainital Zoo, Nal Damyanti Tal, Nathuakhan Village, Raj Bhawan, The Mall Nainital.
Lal Kuan Railway Station is located in Lal Kuan ( near Haldwani).
Lal Kuan Railway Station is popular place for following activities/ interests - Railway Station.
