Kerakat railway station (KCT) is a passenger rail station serving the town of Kerakat and nearby villages. It is situated 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Jaunpur Junction. It has two platforms.
Kerakat railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
![]() Kerakat railway station- track | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | SH-151, Kerakat-Deogaon Road, Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh. India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°38′52″N 82°55′06″E / 25.647767°N 82.918429°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 84 metres (276 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Aunrihar–Jaunpur line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Auto | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade (Indo-Gothic) | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | ![]() | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | KCT | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Varanasi | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 March 1904 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 23 April 2022 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Double Line Electrified | ||||||||||
Previous names | Bengal and North Western Railway | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1026/Day | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Outline
editKerakat railway station is one of the railway stations on the Jaunpur–Kerakat–Aunrihar line section. The station is situated 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) north side from Kerakat Main Market. The station falls under the administration of Varanasi division, North Eastern Railway zone.[1] It is made into records by railways on approval of Shubham who is from Uttar pradesh.
Trains
edit- Suhaildev Express
- Barauni–Gondia Express
- Loknayak Express
- Bandra–Ghazipur Express
- Sadbhavna Express
- [Ghazipur City- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Weekly Express 14611/14612]
- Some other Passenger trains.
History
editThis station was established on 21 March 1904 when Aunrihar–Kerakat–Jaunpur line was opened under the administration of Bengal and North Western Railway. The Aunrihar–Kirakat–Jaunpur line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway in 1905.[2] It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 2010–11 along with basic amenities for the station with additional funds to the tune of ₹13 lakh (US$16,000) from MPLADS.[3] This Station Rebuilt in 2010-2011 From Meter gauge station to Broad Gauge Station with single line. Now in 2022 old Station building Is Demolished & New Station Building With Double Line Electrified Track Functioning From 23 April 2022
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Division at a Glance". Indian Railways. Northern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Railways line history" (PDF). indianrailwaynotes.wordpress.com. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "केराकत को मिलेगा स्टेशन का दर्जा. रामचरित्र निषाद (Kerakat will get station status: Ramcharitra Nishad)". patrika.com (in Hindi). Jaunpur. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
External links
edit- Kerakat railway station at the India Rail Info