Sonauli
Located on Indo-Nepal Border is well known transit point between India and Nepal. Sonauli is around 90 km far from Gorakhpur, a major city of India located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Nearest Railway station from Sonauli is Nautanwa, which is around 7 km far and is now well connected with Indian Railway Network. Earlier Nautanwa was connected with Gorakhpur through Narrow Gauge Railway Track. But with the development in Indian Railway Network, this track is converted into Broad gauge which facilitate fast long railway transit.
How to Reach
Road Transport -
Direct Bus Service of UP Roadways ( www.upsrtc.com ) available from -
- New Delhi(Anand Vihar Inter-State Bus Terminal)
- Varanasi
- Gorakhpur
- Lucknow
- Allahabad
- Kanpur
Railway Transport( www.indianrail.gov.in )
- Direct Train from Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur Railway Junction is well connected with all major cities of India. Various Superfast, Express, Mail Trains are listed. From New Delhi to Gorakhpur you may Choose Gorakhdham Superfast Express, Vaishali Superfast Express, Saptkranti Express, Bihar Sampark Kranti Express.
From Mumbai to Gorakhpur you may choose Kushinagar Express, Awadh Express.
From Chennai to Gorakhpur you may Choose Rapti Sagar Express.
From Kolkatta to Gorakhpur you may choose Bagh Express, Poorvanchal Express.
Places of Interest Though Sonauli itself is not known for any specific tourism destination, but yes is very close to well known Buddhist tourist spot, - Lumbani.