Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
Railway line in India
Saiyedpur E-Loco Shed
WDM-3A
WDP-4
WDG-4
WAP-4
WAP-7
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The Jaunpur–Kerakat–Aunrihar line is an operating railway line that comes under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways in Uttar Pradesh, India. It connects the Varanasi–Lucknow line and Varanasi–Chhapra line which is for reducing the rail traffic burden on Varanasi. It lies on the Gangetic plain.[2]
The line has 8 stations, between its start at Aunrihar Junction to its point of termination at Jaunpur Junction.
In this route Kerakat is the famous station and medium revenue station in Varanasi railway division of North Eastern Railway zone. Many trains are runs from Ghazipur City and Chhapra Junction to Jaunpur Junction and Varanasi Junction through this line. also it connects many big cities as Kanpur, Bareilly, Surat, Mumbai, Durg, Ghaziabad, Faizabad, Delhi, Barauni, Agra, etc.[3]
Shed/Depot
Currently, In this line, it has two types of sheds such as:
Aunrihar DMU Shed
Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha handed over two schemes worth Rs 153 crore to his parliamentary constituency Ghazipur. He inaugurated the DEMU shed on Aunrihar Junction. this Demu Shed Served Varanasi Division of NER.[4]
Saiyedpur E-Loco-Shed
Saiyedpur Bhitri E-loco Shed is 6 km from Aunrihar Junction and 0.5 km From Saiyedpur Bhitri railway station Minister of State for Railways and Minister of State (Independent Charge) Manoj Sinha said that after the formation of AC Electric Locoshed, the name of the Saiyedpur Bhitri, known for the article of Emperor Skanda Gupta, will become immortal in Indian Railways. The Minister of State for Railways was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of AC Locoshed of 100-Loco capacity at Saidpur Bhitari railway station located on Saturday. Said that 100 locos will be maintained here in the initial phase. Later it will be made of 200 people capacity. This E-Loco Shed is under construction. After complete it will serve the Varanasi Division of NER (Gorakhpur) but also whole India.[5]
Technical information
The length of the line is 60 km (37 mi), with the length of the track being 60 km (37 mi). Using 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge, the rolling stock on the line includes the diesel locomotives; WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDP-4, WDG-4 and electric locomotive;.WAP-7, WAP-4. Since March 2019 the main line is electrified. Double line electrified From Aunrihar to Dobhi was completed in October 2021 and Dobhi-Kerakat Muftiganj Line doubling and electrification completed in April 2022. The maximum operating speed is 110 km/h.
Stations
- Aunrihar Junction (ARJ)
- Faridaha Halt (FRDH)
- Dudhaunda (DDNA)
- Dobhi (DHE)
- Kusarna Halt
- Kerakat (KCT)
- Gangauli halt (GNGL)
- Muftiganj (MFJ)
- Yadvendra Nagar (YDV)
- Jaunpur Junction (JNU)
Train service
Here there are some trains passing through this line:
- Suhaildev Express
- Barauni–Gondia Express
- Loknayak Express
- Bandra–Ghazipur Express
- Sadbhavna Express
References
- ^ Indian Railways History, Retrieved 28 August 2020
- ^ "जौनपुर-औड़िहार रेलखंड पर बिजली से ट्रेनें चलाने को हरी झंडी". m.jagran.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Division at a Glance". Indian Railways. Northern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ jagran.com, Retrieved 28 August 2020
- ^ railnews.in, Retrieved 28 August 2020
External links
- Arrivals at ARJ/Aunrihar Junction, India Rail Info
- Arrivals at KCT/Kirakat India Rail Info
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trunk lines
sections
- Agra–Bhopal section
- Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
- Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
- Ambala–Attari line
- Amritsar–Khem Karan line
- Amritsar–Pathankot line
- Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
- Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
- Bathinda–Rewari line
- Bathinda–Rajpura line
- Bikaner–Rewari line
- Bhanupli–Leh line
- Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
- Delhi–Fazilka line
- Delhi–Kalka line
- Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
- Delhi–Moradabad line
- Jalandhar–Firozpur line
- Jalandhar–Jammu line
- Jammu–Baramulla line
- Jodhpur–Bathinda line
- Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line
- Kanpur–Delhi section
- Laksar–Dehradun line
- Lucknow–Gorakhpur line
- Lucknow–Moradabad line
- Ludhiana–Fazilka line
- Ludhiana–Jakhal line
- Marwar Junction–Munabao line
- Mathura–Vadodara section
- Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line
- Merta Road–Rewari line
- Moradabad–Ambala line
- Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
- Rewari–Rohtak line
- Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line
- Suratgarh–Bathinda line
- Varanasi–Chhapra line
- Varanasi–Lucknow main line
- Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line
- Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
rail transport
- Delhi Suburban Railway
- Delhi Metro (Blue
- Green
- Grey
- Magenta
- Orange
- Pink
- Red
- Violet
- Yellow)
- Rapid Metro Gurgaon
- Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
- Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
- Delhi–Meerut RRTS
and workshops
- Northern Railway
- North Eastern Railway
- North Central Railway
- North Western Railway
- East Indian Railway Company
- Kangra Valley Railway
- Rajputana–Malwa Railway
- Tirhut Railway
- Oudh and Tirhut Railway
- Indian Branch Railway Company
- Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
- Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
- Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
- Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
- Bengal and North Western Railway
- Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
- Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway
- Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway
- Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
- Segowlie–Raxaul Railway
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
- National Capital Region Transport Corporation
