Aunrihar–Jaunpur line

The Jaunpur–Kerakat–Aunrihar line is an operating railway line that comes under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways in Uttar Pradesh, India. It connects the Varanasi–Lucknow line and Varanasi–Chhapra line which is for reducing the rail traffic burden on Varanasi. It lies on the Gangetic plain.^[2]

Aunrihar–Kerakat–Jaunpur line
Ghazipur City Varanasi DEMU passing on this line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Uttar Pradesh, India
Termini	Aunrihar Junction Jaunpur Junction
Stations	10
Website	http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Type	Express and Passenger line
Services	via Kerakat
Operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Depot(s)	Aunrihar DMU Shed, Saiyedpur E-Loco Shed
Rolling stock	WDM-2 WDM-3A WDP-4 WDG-4 WAP-4 WAP-7
History
Opened	1904; 121 years ago (1904)[1]
Technical
Line length	60 km (37 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Double line Electrified
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map Legend km on Varanasi–Chhapra line 0 Aunrihar Junction 6.60 Faridaha Halt 11.67 Dudhaunda 21.33 Dobhi 25.18 Kusarna Halt 30.18 Kerakat 37.04 Gangauli 42.25 Muftiganj 52.5 Yadvendranagar 59.55 Jaunpur Junction on Varanasi–Lucknow line

The line has 8 stations, between its start at Aunrihar Junction to its point of termination at Jaunpur Junction.

In this route Kerakat is the famous station and medium revenue station in Varanasi railway division of North Eastern Railway zone. Many trains are runs from Ghazipur City and Chhapra Junction to Jaunpur Junction and Varanasi Junction through this line. also it connects many big cities as Kanpur, Bareilly, Surat, Mumbai, Durg, Ghaziabad, Faizabad, Delhi, Barauni, Agra, etc.^[3]

Shed/Depot

Currently, In this line, it has two types of sheds such as:

Aunrihar DMU Shed

Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha handed over two schemes worth Rs 153 crore to his parliamentary constituency Ghazipur. He inaugurated the DEMU shed on Aunrihar Junction. this Demu Shed Served Varanasi Division of NER.^[4]

Saiyedpur E-Loco-Shed

Saiyedpur Bhitri E-loco Shed is 6 km from Aunrihar Junction and 0.5 km From Saiyedpur Bhitri railway station Minister of State for Railways and Minister of State (Independent Charge) Manoj Sinha said that after the formation of AC Electric Locoshed, the name of the Saiyedpur Bhitri, known for the article of Emperor Skanda Gupta, will become immortal in Indian Railways. The Minister of State for Railways was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of AC Locoshed of 100-Loco capacity at Saidpur Bhitari railway station located on Saturday. Said that 100 locos will be maintained here in the initial phase. Later it will be made of 200 people capacity. This E-Loco Shed is under construction. After complete it will serve the Varanasi Division of NER (Gorakhpur) but also whole India.^[5]

Technical information

The length of the line is 60 km (37 mi), with the length of the track being 60 km (37 mi). Using 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge, the rolling stock on the line includes the diesel locomotives; WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDP-4, WDG-4 and electric locomotive;.WAP-7, WAP-4. Since March 2019 the main line is electrified. Double line electrified From Aunrihar to Dobhi was completed in October 2021 and Dobhi-Kerakat Muftiganj Line doubling and electrification completed in April 2022. The maximum operating speed is 110 km/h.

Stations

• Aunrihar Junction (ARJ)
• Faridaha Halt (FRDH)
• Dudhaunda (DDNA)
• Dobhi (DHE)
• Kusarna Halt
• Kerakat (KCT)
• Gangauli halt (GNGL)
• Muftiganj (MFJ)
• Yadvendra Nagar (YDV)
• Jaunpur Junction (JNU)

Train service

Here there are some trains passing through this line:

1. Suhaildev Express
2. Barauni–Gondia Express
3. Loknayak Express
4. Bandra–Ghazipur Express
5. Sadbhavna Express