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It is the administrative headquarters of Kanpur Nagar district and Kanpur division and is known as Leather City as it contains some of the largest and finest tanneries in the world.

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There was one more station called "Purana Kanpur" from which the first train ran in Northern India in 1859 — however now it is defunct.

It has five Indian ordinance Factories viz Ordinance Equipment Factory, Field Gun Factory, Ordinance Parachute Factory, Small Arms Factory, Ordinance Factory which manufacture products of the Indian Armed Forces.

Kanpur Metro Line 1: Central-Kalyanpur — Bithoor Legend Kanpur Central Kanpur Anwarganj Rawatpur Kalyanpur section Kalianpur Mandhana Bithoor Kanpur Mahanagar Bus Seva The Central Government providing the Kanpur city administration with 300 buses under JNNURM.

Central Government will bear 50% cost while State Government and Nagar Nigam will bear 20% and 30% cost respectively.