Kirakat railway station

Kerakat Railway Station केराकत रेलवे स्टेशन
Regional rail; Light rail and Commuter rail
File:Kerakat-track.jpg when Metre Gauge train run on this route
Location	SH-36,Saraibiru, Kerakat, Jaunpur. Uttar Pradesh. India
Coordinates
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
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	KCT
Zone(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Varanasi railway division
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1904 (1904)
Rebuilt	2010 (2010)
Previous names	Bengal and North Western Railway
Traffic
Passengers	450/Day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Gangauli towards Jaunpur Junction North Eastern Railway zone Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur line Dobhi towards Aunrihar Junction
Location
Kirakat Railway Station Location within Uttar Pradesh

Kirakat railway station (KCT) is a passenger rail station serving the town of Kerakat And Nearby Villages.Kirakat Railway station is known as Kerakat railway station.It is Situated 28 Km From Jaunpur Junction…

Outline

kerakat railway station is one of the Important 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. The station is directly connected to Chhapra, Gorakhpur, Ghazipur,Varanasi, Delhi, Jaunpur, Lucknow, Faizabad ,Allahabad and Mughalsarai.

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. It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide Broad Gauge in 2010-11.

Service

Passenger & Express Trains that Halting at Kirakat railway station:

Train No.	Train Name	From	To	Operating Day
75112	DMU	Varanasi Junction	Ghazipur City railway station	S M T W T S
75111	DMU	Ghazipur City railway station	Varanasi Junction	S M T W T F
55143	Passenger	Aunrihar Junction	Jaunpur Junction	Daily
55144	Passenger	Jaunpur Junction	Aunrihar Junction	Daily
55159	Passenger	Aunrihar Junction	Jaunpur Junction	Daily
55160	Passenger	Jaunpur Junction	Aunrihar Junction	Daily
15231	Express	Barauni Junction	Gondia Junction railway station	Daily
15232	Express	Gondia Junction railway station	Barauni Junction	Daily

See also

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

References

• http://m.patrika.com/news/jaunpur/get-kerakt-status-station-ramcritr-nishad-6586/
• http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf
• http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,338,637

External links

• Kirakat at Indiarailinfo