Formed on 14th April 1952 by combining two Railway systems and bifurcated into
two Railway Zones on 15th Jan. 1958, the present N. E. Railway (NER), after
re-organisation of Railway Zones in 2002, comprises of three Divisions - Varanasi,
Lucknow & Izatnagar. NER has 3402.46 route kms with 486 stations. NER primarily
serves the areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand & western districts of Bihar.
This Railway passes through/connects to many important tourist and cultural centres
like Varanasi, Sarnath, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kushinagar, Lumbani, Ayodhaya, Nainital,
Ranikhet, Kausani and Dudhwa.