The Pride- Indian Railways's video: Beautiful Lucknow Charbagh railway station

Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is one of the two main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge trains, another one is "Lucknow Jn" (station code "LJN"). The ostentatious structural design of Charbagh Railway Station enthralls a tourist at the onset. Built at a whopping price of ₹ 70 lakhs, it was designed by J.H. Horniman. The foundation of the Charbagh Railway Station was placed by the Bishop, in March 1914. The Charbagh railway station building's foundation stone was laid in 1914 and the building was completed in 1923. A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett. It has a large garden in front of the building. It incorporates the mix of Rajput, Awadhi and Mughal architecture and has a palatial appearance. A unique feature of the Charbagh railway station is that an aerial view of the station building shows it as a chessboard and the domes and pillars of the building appear to be pieces of a chess game. Architecturally, it is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations in India. The Government Railway Police station at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station holds an ISO 9001 certificate. Built on a plinth, it has a rectangular ground plan with projecting porticos. There are several towers and clusters of circular Awadhi domes. The wide, raised platforms have several halls and rooms for official purposes.