Pratapgarh Junction railway station

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Pratapgarh Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Other namesMaa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction (official)
LocationJunction Point, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 25°54′46″N82°00′05″E / 25.9129°N 82.0013°E / 25.9129; 82.0013
Elevation97 metres (318 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks9
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMBDP
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Lucknow NR
History
Opened1898
RebuiltRemodelled in 2022-23
ElectrifiedYes ( since 2018)
Passengers
20000
Services
WiFi, Clean Drinking Water, Parking, Waiting Rooms
Location
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Pratapgarh Junction (Uttar Pradesh)

Pratapgarh Junction, officially Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction, [1] is a main railway station in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is MBDP (old code PBH). It serves Pratapgarh city. The station consists of five platforms. [2]

The station is strategically situated on the Prayagraj–Ayodhya and Varanasi–Lucknow railway route. The section is fully electrified.

Many important passenger amenity works have been sanctioned for upliftment of Pratapgarh railway station. Major items include improvement of circulating area, replacement of old FOB, provision of Lounge for passengers, extension, raising and improvement of platforms, platform resurfacing, renovation of waiting rooms, replacement of water hydrants on platform no. 3, provision of full length washing line, renovation of Pay and Use toilet, provision of 10 kWp solar panel & LED lights in station building, circulating area & on platforms etc., at approximate cost of Rs 8.75 crore. [3]

The platforms are accessible via 2 foot overbridges. The platform and the foot overbridge are not suitable for people with disabilities and do not comply with the directions of the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The lack of provision of lifts, escalator, underpass makes it difficult for people to go to other platforms. [4]

Trains

  • Udyog Nagri Express- Pratapgarh to LTT Mumbai
  • Pratapgarh–Kanpur Intercity Express
  • Varanasi–Pratapgarh Passenger
  • Pratapgarh–Lucknow DEMU
  • Pratapgarh–Lucknow Passenger
  • Padmavat Express- Pratapgarh to Delhi
  • Howrah - Amritsar (Punjab) Mail Express
  • Bhopal–Pratapgarh Superfast Express
  • Jaunpur–Raebareli Express
  • Dehradun Janta Express- Banaras to Dehradun
  • Archana Superfast Express- Jammu Tavi to Patna Jn
  • Kashi Vishwanath Express-Banaras to New Delhi
  • Banaras-Lucknow Intercity Express
  • Nautanwa-Durg Express
  • Manwar Sangam Express- Prayagraj Sangam to Basti
  • Saryu Express- Prayagraj Sangam to Mankapur
  • Agra-Kolkata Express
  • Yashwantpur Superfast Express- Lucknow to Yashwantpur(Bangalore)
  • Ekatmata Express- Lucknow to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction(Mugalsarai)
  • Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow Passenger
  • Prayagraj Sangam-Bareilly Express
  • Antyodaya Express- Chapra to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]]
  • Prayagraj Sangam-Ayodhya Cantt Passenger
  • New Delhi- Malda Town Express
  • Gareeb Rath Express- Varanasi to Anand Vihar
  • Neelanchal Superfast Express- Puri to Anand Vihar
  • Marudhar Express- Jodhpur to Varanasi
  • Yog Nagri Rishikesh Haridwar Express- Prayagraj Sangam to Rishikesh
  • Bikaner Superfast Express- Howrah to Bikaner
  • Lal Kuan Superfast Express- Howrah to Lal Kuan junction
  • Saket Express- Ayodhya Cantt to LTT Mumbai]]
 

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Chord</span> Indian railway route

Grand Chord is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It acts as a link between Sitarampur, (Asansol), and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction,, previously known as Mughalsarai Junction, and covers a stretch of 450.7 km (280.1 mi). The Coal India Corridor line that branches off from Dhanbad Junction and rejoins the Grand Chord at Son Nagar Junction is another major coal loading hub. It is a fully electrified, quadruple line section from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay to Son Nagar and double line section from Son Nagar to Sitarampur. There are plans to triple the lines from Son Nagar to Dhanbad to accommodate the increasing traffic.. The entire line lies under the jurisdiction of three divisions, Mughalsarai railway division, Dhanbad railway division and Asansol railway division. The Grand chord section is the lifeline of the country, 2nd busiest railway section of India after Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Uttar Pradesh Main Line section, on which coal, steel and other important goods are moved from Eastern section to Western and Northern sections of the country. In the down direction, the traffic consists of mostly food grains, fertilizers and empty wagons for coal loading in the Jharkhand and West Bengal coal fields. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction is a transit division and the main objective is to maintain mobility of high density traffic. The present capacity of the Grand Chord is being optimally utilized. Traversing through Chota Nagpur Plateau of Jharkhand as well as parts of the fertile Gangetic plains of Bihar, the Grand Chord covers a stretch of 450.7 km (280.1 mi). The Grand Chord is renowned for its remarkable controlling of passenger traffic, despite being burdened with freight traffic.

References

  1. "UP's three railway stations rechristened after Hindu deities". Hindustan Times. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. "PBH/Pratapgarh Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. "Renovation on Pratapgarh Junction". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. "Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India". Accessible India Campaign.