Best Trains: Meerut to Lucknow
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VANDE BHARAT EXP
#22490Best Overall: Fastest High-Speed Day Transit
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#22490VANDE BHARAT EXP 🏆 #1 RecommendedRuns Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | 6:35 AM MEERUT CITY (MTC) | 1:40 PM LUCKNOW JN (LKO) | 7h 05m Daytime | VANDE BHARATTier 1 Priority |
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Which Station Should You Pick in Meerut & Lucknow?
📍Boarding in Meerut
- Meerut City (MTC)Major Terminal
Western UP industrial city terminal with Vande Bharat to Varanasi & Lucknow
🏁Arriving in Lucknow
- Lucknow Charbagh NR (LKO)Major Terminal
Grand historic terminal, Metro connected
- Lucknow Junction NER (LJN)Major Terminal
Adjacent to Charbagh, serves Pushpak & Tejas
- Gomti Nagar (GTNR)Major Terminal
Modern terminal in East Lucknow, hubs Vande Bharats