Akbarpur Junction railway station
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 | Ministry of Railways (India) | ||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Varanasi–Jaunpur–Ayodhya–Lucknow Line NTPC Tanda City Line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||
| Connections | Central bus station, Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | ABP | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Lucknow NR | ||||
| 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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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). 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.