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Gorakhpur [1] is a city of 675,000 people in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a way station on a popular overland route from India to Nepal.

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Gorakhpur railway station connects to all major cities of India. It is the headquarter of North Eastern Railway. Direct trains connect it to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and other cities.

Gorakhpur falls on NH 28 and 29. The roadways network connects Gorakhpur to the cities of Uttar Pradesh and to other cities of India. Some important distances are: Lucknow 276 km, Varanasi 231 km, Allahabad 339 km, Agra 624 km, Delhi 783 km and Mumbai 1690 km.

Situated on the basin of rivers Rapti and Rohini the geographical shape of the Gorakhpur City is of bowl. The west of the city is guarded by cool Rapti river while the east is associated with excel Sal Forest, giving the divine sense of peace with cool breeze every moment. The south is showered with the power of excellence, in shape of greenish Ramgarh Tal and north is the plinth of city's advancement.

Gorakhpur city has a university, a medical college, an engineering college and many post graduate and degree colleges. It is also the head quarters of North Eastern Railways. You can travel to any corner of India from here. No mean an achievement considering the size of the city. It also has an airport for domestic travel and connects with every major city in India. The city boasts of an army cantonment and an air base. All this, gave a cosmopolitan touch to the city. The world famous publication house of Gita Press gives an intellectual and religious touch to the city.

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Cycle Rickshaw, a three wheeled human powered cycle, is the major mode of transport in the city. The charges are nominal and can be bargained. Usually a ride of 4-5 km would cost around 15 Rupees. City bus are available for some important routes of city.

Auto Rickshaws are easily available for traveling to some parts in the city.

Taxicabs can also be hired for a fixed time duration as desired by the user.

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• Gorakhnath Temple
• Gita Press
• chauri chaura shaheed smarak
• Vishnu Mandir
• Aroyga Mandir
• Ambedkar Park
• Taramandal
• Lord Buddha Museum near Ram Garh Tal - nice and quiet place to visit. Opened till 4:30PM.
• Ram Garh Tal (Lake).

Places near by:

• Maghar - This is the place were sant Kabir died.
• Kushinagar - This is the place were lord buddha died.
• Kapilvastu - Capital of lord buddha
• Lumbini(Nepal) - Birth Place of lord Buddha. Go by Sonauli route.
• Bhairahwa,one of the entry points to Nepal from India, is the last border town in Nepal which is about 4 KM from Sonauli,the Indian border town. There are frequent buses( 3 hrs. ) to Sounauli from Gorakhpur or taxis can be hired( 2 - 2 1/2 hrs. ).There are shared taxis too.

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• See all the Hindi movies in the town, best theaters are Raj, Jubilee, Vijay Picture Palace, here air conditioning is good.

• Hire a cycle-rickshaw and travel around slow all around the town and in some places it is better to travel in foot.

Rail museum is also a very good picnic place.

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All things are available as big cities, but best attraction of this city is terracota material (decorative things made of muddy soil).

Best place to buy your needs is Golghar which situated in the centre of the city.

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• Hotel Ganesh, Park Road near Golghar. Good and Clean Indian food.Cheapest hotels can be seen just outside the train station itself. South Indian dishes like Dosa, Masal Dosa, Idly Sambar etc. are available here at reasonable rate

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Bar Facilities available in some of hotels.

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• Hotel Clarks Inn, Park Road. Very expensive.
• Hotel Shivoy, Town Hall. Medium
• Hotel Park Regency, Park Road. Medium
• Hotel President, Gol Ghar.
• Hotel Bobina, Tarang Crossing. Oldest hotel of town, also has a swimming pool. Personal best.

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Direct Trains from all major Stations in India. Roadways (UP Government Bus) connectivity to major cities within the State, Nepal and Delhi. Flight to-from Lucknow, Varanasi and Delhi. Not reliable though as operators frequently stop / start operating on this route due commercial reasons. The airport is dedicated military airbase.

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