Kerakat railway station
Kirakat केराकत | |||||||||||
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| Light rail and Commuter rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | SH-36,Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh. India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′52″N 82°55′07″E / 25.6478°N 82.9185°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 84 metres (276 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | North Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Auto | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade (Indo-Gothic) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2010 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal and North Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 450/Day | |||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Kirakat 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
Outline
Kirakat railway station is one of the railway station on the Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur 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-Kirakat-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$16,000) from MPLADS.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Division at a Glance". Indian Railways. Northern Railway zone. 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.
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