Kerakat railway station
Indian Railways station
Kerakat railway station- track
General information
LocationSH-151, Kerakat-Deogaon Road, Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh.
India
Coordinates25°38′52″N 82°55′06″E / 25.647767°N 82.918429°E / 25.647767; 82.918429
Elevation84 metres (276 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, Auto
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade (Indo-Gothic)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKCT
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Varanasi
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened21 March 1904 (1904-03-21)
Rebuilt23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)
ElectrifiedDouble Line Electrified
Previous namesBengal 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 is located in India
Kerakat
Kerakat
Location within India
Kerakat is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kerakat
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 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]

Trains

  1. Suhaildev Express
  2. Barauni–Gondia Express
  3. Loknayak Express
  4. Bandra–Ghazipur Express
  5. Sadbhavna Express
  6. 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 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

See also

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.


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