Talk:Gorakhpur Junction railway station

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Question about the lede

I have a question about this sentence in the lede of the article:

On October 6, 2013, Gorakhpur became the world's longest railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.35 kilometres (0.84 mi).

In my understanding, the word "platform" means the long, flat area on which people stand and wait for a train to come in. The yard is where trains are kept when they are not transporting people and goods. So, how could the inauguration of a remodelled yard cause the platform to (a) become longer, and (b) become the world's longest railway platform? Perhaps, if the word "station" were substituted for "platform", both the sentence and the claim would make sense. CorinneSD (talk) 21:19, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Gorakhpur Junction railway station.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on October 6, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-10-06. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:43, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Gorakhpur Junction railway station, located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is a railway station that serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway. In 2013, Gorakhpur became the world's longest railway platform, with a stretch of around 1.34 kilometres (0.84 mi), after the inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard.Photograph: Benison P Baby

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