Akbarpur Junction railway station is a
junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated on or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum ...
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Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
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Ayodhya Cantt and
Varanasi
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
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. It serves Akbarpur city. Railway stations near Akbarpur are Shahganj Junction (SHG),
Jaunpur Junction
Jaunpur Junction (station code JNU), also known as Bhandariya railway station is a railway station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The station is part of the Northern Railway Lucknow Division and the Varanasi–Lucknow line via Jaunpur-Faiz ...
(JNU), Goshainganj (GGJ), Malipur (MLPR) and Bilwai (BWI).
[https://www.goibibo.com/trains/lucknow-to-akbarpur-trains/ ] This station is under Redevelopment.
Station consist of double line electrified track.
Akbarpur junction to Goshaiganj railway station doubling and electrification completed on 25 july 2022.
Jaunpur to Tanda NTPC doubling and electrification is scheduled to be completed by December 2022.
A passenger train from Tanda to varanasi junction via akbarpur junction is scheduled to be operational after doubling and electrification will complete.
Tanda track
A single track line from NTPC Tanda via
Tanda City joins the main line at Akbarpur railway station. The Tanda track is exclusively operated by goods trains that supply coal and other goods to Tanda City and Tanda Thermal Power Plant. A service for passenger trains from Akbarpur Junction to Tanda City is under consideration.
See also
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Goshainganj railway station
Goshainganj railway station is a railway station between Lucknow and Varanasi railway route in Goshainganj, Faizabad district (now Ayodhya district), Uttar Pradesh, India.
Services
There are about 31 trains which pass via Goshainganj out of w ...
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Ayodhya Cantt Junction
Ayodhya (; ) is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Ayodhya, also known as Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and setting of the great epic Ramayana. Ayodhya wa ...
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Ayodhya Junction
Ayodhya Junction railway station is a railway station in the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh in India. It is one of two railway junction stations in the city; the other one is . The station is owned by Indian Railways.
Location
The station is ...
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Lucknow Charbagh railway station
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Varanasi Junction railway station
Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , P ...
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Jaunpur Junction
Jaunpur Junction (station code JNU), also known as Bhandariya railway station is a railway station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The station is part of the Northern Railway Lucknow Division and the Varanasi–Lucknow line via Jaunpur-Faiz ...
References
Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh
Railway stations in Ambedkar Nagar district
Lucknow NR railway division
Railway stations opened in 1873
Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar
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