Kerakat railway station

Kerakat railway station
Indian Railways station
Kerakat railway station- track
General information
Location	SH-151, Kerakat-Deogaon Road, Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh. India
Coordinates	25.647767°N 82.918429°E / 25.647767; 82.918429
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; 120 years ago (1904-03-21)
Rebuilt	23 April 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-23)
Electrified	Double Line Electrified
Previous names	Bengal and North Western Railway
Passengers
1026/Day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Gangauli towards Jaunpur Junction North Eastern Railway zone Aunrihar–Kerakat-Jaunpur line Dobhi towards Aunrihar Junction
Location Kerakat Location within India Show map of India Kerakat Kerakat (Uttar Pradesh) Show map of Uttar Pradesh

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.

Outline

Kerakat 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

1. Suhaildev Express
2. Gondia - Barauni Express
3. Loknayak Express
4. Bandra Terminus - Ghazipur City Express
5. Ghazipur City - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Weekly Express
6. Jaunpur - Ghazipur City Memu Express
7. Chhapra - Surat CPR SPL

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 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

• Bengal and North Western Railway
• North Eastern Railway zone
• Oudh and Tirhut Railway

References

1. "Division at a Glance". Indian Railways. Northern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
2. "Indian Railways line history" (PDF). indianrailwaynotes.wordpress.com. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
3. "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

• Kerakat railway station at the India Rail Info