Kerakat railway station explained

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.

Outline

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.

Trains

  1. Suhaildev Express
  2. Barauni–Gondia Express
  3. Loknayak Express
  4. Bandra–Ghazipur Express
  5. Sadbhavna Express
  6. [Ghazipur City- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Weekly Express 14611/14612]
  7. Some other Passenger trains.

History

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division at a Glance. Indian Railways. Northern Railway zone. 22 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109151138/http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C338%2C637. 9 January 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Indian Railways line history. indianrailwaynotes.wordpress.com. 22 July 2016. 4. PDF.
  3. News: केराकत को मिलेगा स्टेशन का दर्जा. रामचरित्र निषाद (Kerakat will get station status: Ramcharitra Nishad). 22 July 2016. patrika.com. 29 December 2015. Jaunpur. hi.