Lucknow is the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative, commercial, educational and cultural capital of the state. Lucknow is also called the city of Nawabs for its historical linkage with Mughal and Persian rulers. It is famous for courtly manners, spacious and beautiful gardens, Hindustani music, poetry and art and sculpture. The illustrious city of Lucknow was the centre of Urdu literature and language. The city has a dense population of more than 3 million and majority of them speaks Hindi and Urdu.
Places of Interest:
Bada Imambada, Hussainabad Imambada, Shah Najaf Imambada, Lucknow Residency, Rumi Darwaza, Kaiserbagh Palace Complex, National Botanical Research Institute, State Museum and Zoo.Cities near Lucknow:
Chandralok, Indira Nagar, Daulatganj, Bawli, Gomati Nagar, KAkori, Vishnupuri, Aliganj, Chinhat, Alamnagar, Rajajipuram, Charbag, Aminabad, Sadar Bazar, Alambagh, Hindnagar Colony, Bhadruk, Vijayanagar, Gosainganj, Bijnaur, Banthra, Mohanlalganj are some nearby cities, towns and suburbs accessible from Lucknow.Transport:
The city of Lucknow and its adjoining areas are served by National Highways 24, 25, 28 and 56 connecting the city with New Delhi, Shivpur, Jhansi, Varanasi and Mokama. The state highways connect the main city with different parts of the state. Public as well as private transportation serves the passengers of these areas through buses, CNG buses, autos, cars, taxis and two-wheeler.The Lucknow Railway Station at Charbagh connects the city with different Indian cities through Express and Mail trains. The rail station is under Northern Railways as well as Northern Eastern Railways. There are direct trains to and from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Gwalior, Ahmedabad, Jaipur etc. There are 13 rail stations in the city proximity which also serve the larger section of passengers.
Lucknow has an international airport.
Lucknow Airport:
Lucknow has an international airport by the name of Chaudhary Charan Singh which is also known as Amausi International airport. It lies in the city proximity and is accessible through buses, autos, cars and taxis. The airport operates both domestic and long hauled flights. It is a modern airport with all latest facilities and is the 2nd busiest airport after New Delhi Indira Gandhi International airport. There are several cheap direct flights to Lucknow from all major Indian cities.Airlines linked to Lucknow:
- Air India Express
- JetLite
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Kingfisher Airlines
- Oman Air
- FlyDubai
- Indigo
- Air India
