Kerakat Railway Station

Kerakat Railway Station
केराकत रेलवे स्टेशन
Light rail and Commuter rail station
Location SH-36,Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh.
India
Coordinates 25°38′52″N 82°55′06″E / 25.647767°N 82.918429°E / 25.647767; 82.918429Coordinates: 25°38′52″N 82°55′06″E / 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 1
Tracks 1
Connections Bus, Auto
Construction
Structure type At-grade (Indo-Gothic)
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code KCT
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Varanasi railway division
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 21 March 1904 (1904-03-21)
Rebuilt 2010 (2010)
Previous names Bengal and North Western Railway
Traffic
Passengers 750/Day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
North Eastern Railway zone
Aunrihar-Jaunpur line
Location
Kerakat
केराकत
Location within 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.

Outline

Kerakat railway station is one of the railway station 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]

History

This station was made 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 between 1904 and 1907.[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$18,000) from MPLADS.[3]

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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