Akbarpur Junction | |
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| Light rail & Commuter rail station | |
 Indian Railways logo | |
| General information | |
| Location | Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 26°25′47″N 82°32′20″E / 26.4298°N 82.5389°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Varanasi–Jaunpur–Ayodhya–Lucknow Line NTPC Line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Connections | Central bus station, Taxi stand, Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Active |
| Station code | ABP |
| Fare zone | Northern Railways |
| History | |
| Opened | 1873 |
| Rebuilt | Under progress |
| Electrified | Double electrified track |
| Passengers | |
| 15000/day | |
| Services | |
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Waiting room, Dormitory/Retiring rooms, Baggage room, Refreshment, ATM, Parking
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| Location | |
  Akbarpur Junction Location within India  Akbarpur Junction Akbarpur Junction (Uttar Pradesh) | |
Akbarpur Junction railway station is a junction station between Lucknow, Ayodhya, and Varanasi. It serves Akbarpur city. Railway stations near Akbarpur are Shahganj Junction (SHG), Jaunpur Junction (JNU), Goshainganj (GGJ), Malipur (MLPR) and Bilwai (BWI).[1][2] 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
References
- ↑ "42 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Akbarpur NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
- ↑ "Lucknow to Akbarpur Trains". Goibibo. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
