Transport in Laksar
The Tehsil Headquarters Laksar is strong in its transport system by means of roadways and railways which makes the city easily reachable from any part of India. Also the city is well facilitated by local transport system in all its areas and localities to reach in and out of Laksar in Uttarakhand.Roadways in Laksar
The city got good roadway transport system. Although no national or state highways run through the city it is well-supported by means of many major roadways. The major district roadways MDR 6W is the major roadways in Laksar that runs across the city linking it to its nearby localities of Dabki Kalan, Maheshri, Maheshwara, Dabki Kala, Dhadheki Dhana Majamidpur Must, Abdul Rahimpur, Asgharpur, Gordhenpur, Baseri and many more. The other roads running within the city are Society road, Laksar to Balawalin road and many more.Railways in Laksar
The Laksar junction railway station in the city is established in the year 1866 and it is the largest railway junction in Uttarakhand state. In the year 1886 the Laksar junction is linked with Haridwar railway station through a branch line then in 1900 the line was further extended to Dehradun railway station. Currently the station forms one of the prime railway junctions in Uttarakhand.Laksar junction railway station with station code “LRJ” operates in northern “NR” railway zone under Moradabad railway division. The station is elevated at a height of 238 meters above sea level and it got a single broad gauge electrified railway track with four platforms. All types of trains halt in the Laksar junction like passenger trains, express trains and superfast trains.
The Laksar junction railway station operates trains to many states in North India like Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Assam and Punjab. Nearly 80 trains halt by Laksar railway station connecting the city with major cities and towns in North India like Delhi, Kolkata, Jammu Tawi, Amritsar, Saharsa, Darbhanga, Rishikesh, Saharanpur, Dehradun, Ramnagar, Haridwar, Bandikui, Moradabad, Lucknow, Bandra, Gorakhpur, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Tatanagar, Ambala, Muzaffarpur, Howrah, Varanasi, Allahabad, Kathgodam, Guwahati, Barauni, Dhanbad, Firozpur and many more.
Popular trains from Laksar junction are Chandigarh to Lucknow Sadhbhavna superfast, Howrah to Amritsar Mail, Kanpur to Jammu Tawi Barfaani express, Maur Dhwaj express, Amarnath express, Lohit express, Doon express, Mussoorie express, Rapti Ganga express, Link Express and many more.
Laksar Junction Railway Station
Address: MDR 6 W
Laksar, Haridwar - 247663
The Roorkee railway station at 20 km away is the major railway station sited close to the city. The other railway stations sited close to the city are Dausni railway station at 6 km away and Aithal railway station at 7 km away. The railway junction is close to all kinds of local transport service like bus, car, taxi, auto etc.
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