Badshahnagar railway station (station code: BNZ) is a railway station located in the Badshahnagar locality of Lucknow, the capital city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as one of the suburban halts in the Lucknow urban area and lies on the metre gauge–turned–broad gauge corridor in the region. The station is administered by the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
| Station name | Badshahnagar |
|---|---|
| Station code | BNZ |
| Location | Badshahnagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Division | Lucknow railway division |
| Type | Railway station |
Badshahnagar station is situated in the eastern part of Lucknow and chiefly handles passenger and intercity services connecting Lucknow with other towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh. The station is one of several within the Lucknow metropolitan area, supplementing the larger terminals at Lucknow Charbagh and Lucknow Junction.
The station lies in the Badshahnagar neighbourhood, close to Faizabad Road, and is connected to the rest of the city by road. The surrounding area is residential and commercial, with markets, schools and offices in the vicinity. Auto-rickshaws and city buses provide last-mile connectivity to other parts of Lucknow.
Badshahnagar handles a mix of passenger trains, MEMU services and select express trains that have a scheduled halt at the station. It functions as a convenient boarding point for residents of eastern Lucknow, reducing the travel time required to reach the central terminals at Charbagh.
As a secondary station within Lucknow, Badshahnagar plays a role in decongesting the principal terminals of the city and offers improved railway access to the Gomti Nagar–Faizabad Road belt of the capital. It is also part of the broader rail network linking Lucknow to destinations such as Faizabad, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur and onwards into eastern Uttar Pradesh.