Kerakat railway station

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
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
Location
	Kerakat Location within India Kerakat Kerakat (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 is very famous and small station of this area. This station 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]

Facilities

There Are Two Plateforms and Four Railway Track,So This Station is Work as Block & Crossing Station. One Footoverbridge, Water Booth,Toilet,Shed,Unreserved Ticket Counter, Vehicle Parking etc. is Also Available.

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 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway in 1904.[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

References

"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

Kerakat railway station at the India Rail Info

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[admn-1] "Division at a Glance". Indian Railways. Northern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[lines-2] "Indian Railways line history" (PDF). indianrailwaynotes.wordpress.com. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[station-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.