Railway. It serves daily commuters. Some of the trains are operated from Barabanki city. An expansion of the Gomti Nagar railway station began in 2018, and is expected to be finished by the end of 2020. Another railway station - Malhaur now falls within Gomti Nagar. The transportation is mainly road based. It is connected with the city through city bus, autorickshaw etc. Metro For the Gomti Nagar Metro link, the train coming from the airport terminal was to be diverted towards Gomti Nagar at the Indira Nagar trisection Polytechnic crossing along an elevated route. The planned stations were Indira Nagar Trisection, West End Mall [Wave Multiplex], Gomti Nagar and Patrakarpuram. Air Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Amausi is the nearest airport and is directly connected by air with international destinations include Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Dammam, Jeddah, Singapore, Bangkok. Education Gomti Nagar has some of the city's professional institutes, colleges, schools, coaching and test preparation institutes. Professional institutes Institute of Cost Accountants of India Institute of Company Secretaries of India Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Colleges College of Innovative Management And Science (CIMS) Vipul Khand Gomti Nagar. BBD Group of Colleges and University Amity University, Lucknow Institute of Management Research and Technology Jaipuria Institute of Management IMRT Business School National School of Management & Governance Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Bhartendu Natya Academy(BNA) ICFAI IILM Academy of Higher Learning Schools L'école du monde (French School meaning School of the World) St. Francis School City Montessori School Seth M.R.Jaipuria School, Lucknow Kendriya Vidyalaya Lucknow Public School Study Hall School Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Red Rose Sr. Secondary School Modern Academy Scholar's Home Riverside Academy St John Bosco College Immaculate Conception Convent School Amity International School, Lucknow Modern School St. Don Bosco College St. Mary's College Jagran Public School Annie Besant College Almighty Montessori Inter College SKD Academy (Vikrant Khand Branch) Rani Laxmibai College St. Columbus Inter College Police Modern School St. Peter's School St. Xavier's Convent School Maharaja Agrasen Public School T D Girls Inter College Sports Cricket, football, badminton, golf, and hockey are among the most popular sports in the area. It is home to Babu Banarasi Das Badminton Academy, which is situated near Lohia Park.The construction of Ekana Sports Stadium, which also consists of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Cricket stadium, has been completed.In November 2018, an international T20 match was played between