Akbarpur Junction railway station
Akbarpur Junction railway station is a junction station between Lucknow, Ayodhya Cantt and Varanasi and Ayodhya. 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 considering the rise in traffic due to construction of Ram mandir temple in ayodhya. Single line electrification completed on March 2022 . Doubling and electrification is under development and will be completed by March 2023.
Akbarpur Junction | |
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| Light rail & Commuter rail station | |
 Indian Railways logo | |
| General information | |
| Location | Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Varanasi–Jaunpur–Ayodhya Cantt–Lucknow Line] [Akbarpur-Tanda NTPC Line |
| Platforms | 3+2under construction |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Connections | Central bus station, Taxi stand, Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Disabled access |  |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ABP |
| Fare zone | Northern Railways |
| History | |
| Opened | 1873 |
| Rebuilt | Under progress |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 10000/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) | |
It doesn't have free Wi-Fi facility till April 2022.
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.
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