Cheoki Junction railway station
Allahabad Cheoki Junction railway station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location |
Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Elevation | 97 metres (318 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Central Railway |
| Line(s) | Howrah–Delhi main line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Double Electric-Line |
| Station code | ACOI |
| Zone(s) | North Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Allahabad railway division |
| Electrified | Yes |
Allahabad Cheoki Junction railway station (Hindi : इलाहाबाद छिवकी जंक्शन)(Previous Name-Cheoki Junction railway stationपूर्व-छिवकी जंक्शन) is a major station in Allahabad District after Allahabad junction. Cheoki is at a distance of 10 km from Allahabad junction. It has all train stoppage which have to bypass Allahabad Junction coming from Jabalpur side and going to Mughal Sarai side.[1]
Cheoki Junction is situated on Howrah–Delhi main line. Cheoki have a 3 Upper level platform, One UTS. Some popular trains that stop at Cheoki are Bhagmati Express, Chambal Express, Mahanagari express, Shipra Express, Sanghamithra Superfast Express Tapti Ganga Express, Howrah Mumbai Mail and Sanghamitra Superfast Express, Patliputra - Pune Superfast Express and Ganga Kaveri Express.
The station is constructed considering Allahabad junction in order to decongestant it and provide a separate route for trains to Southern India from eastern India and hence allowing trains on New Delhi-Howrah route to run on time and avoiding a delay of more than 30 minutes for engine change at Allahabad for trains from Mughal Sarai side to Jabalpur side.
The station is a B-class station and a part of North Central Railways under Allahabad railway division.
The station holds train plying to Manikpur-Jabalpur-Itarsi, Manikpur-Jhansi-Gwalior, Manikpur-Katni-Bhopal-Indore and Manikpur-Nagpur-Gondia-Secunderabad-Yesvantpur Route.
The station currently lacks facilities like porters and worsened conditions of platform adds to despair however efforts are made in order to convert the station into a satellite hub for better amenities and good passenger support being a station holding trains to southern India in Allahabad railway division.
References
- ↑ "COI/Chheoki Junction". India Rail Info.
