Kerakat railway station | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | SH-151, Kerakat-Deogaon Road, Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh. |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 84m (276feet) |
Line: | Aunrihar–Jaunpur line |
Other: | Bus, Auto |
Structure: | At-grade (Indo-Gothic) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | Yes |
Status: | Active |
Electrified: | Double Line Electrified |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | North Eastern Railway zone |
Zone: | Indian Railways |
Former: | Bengal and North Western Railway |
Passengers: | 1026/Day |
Map Type: | India#India Uttar Pradesh |
Map Dot Label: | Kerakat |
Kerakat railway station (KCT) is a passenger rail station serving the town of Kerakat and nearby villages. It is situated from . It has two platforms.
Kerakat railway station is one of the railway stations on the Jaunpur–Kerakat–Aunrihar line section. The station is situated 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.
This 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 -wide metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway in 1905.[2] It was converted to -wide broad gauge in 2010–11 along with basic amenities for the station with additional funds to the tune of 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