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answers.span_text: Gorakhpur Junction
questions: who is the longest railway station in india
name: Railway platform
contexts: A railway platform is an area -- normally paved or otherwise prepared for pedestrian use , and often raised to a greater or lesser degree -- provided alongside one or more of the tracks at a railway or metro station for use by passengers awaiting , boarding , or alighting from trains . Almost all stations have some form of platform , with larger stations having multiple platforms . The world 's longest station platform is at Gorakhpur Junction in India at 1,355.40 metres .