Guru Gorakhnath Dham railway station
Guru Gorakhnath Dham railway station Jais railway station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Jais, Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°15′44″N 81°31′10″E / 26.2621°N 81.5195°E | ||||
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | Northern Railway | ||||
| Line | Lucknow–Rae Bareli–Varanasi line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 (Construction – Doubling of electric BG) | ||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, auto stand | ||||
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Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
Cycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
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| Status | Construction – Electric-line doubling | ||||
| Station code | GUGD (formerly JAIS) | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Lucknow NR | ||||
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| Electrified | Work-in-progress | ||||
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Guru Gorakhnath Dham railway station, formerly known as Jais railway station (station code: GUGD, old code JAIS) is a railway station in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh. It serves Jais town.[1][2] The station consists of two platforms and is being electrified the rail line. The platforms are sheltered and has facilities including chair seating, drinking water, parking, and toilet. This station is near by Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), a institute of national importance in Amethi district.
In a letter to Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister and current Member of Parliament from Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency), Railway minister Shree Piyush Goyal ordered to stop Bhopal – Pratapgarh Express at Jais railway station[3] The Uttar Pradesh government changed the name of the station from Jais to Guru Gorakhnath Dham on 27 August 2024.[4]
Trains
Some of the trains that runs from JAIS are :
See also
References
- ↑ "JAIS (JAIS) Railway Station". ndtv.
- ↑ "JAIS (JAIS) Railway Station Time Table". trainspnrstatus.
- ↑ "In a letter to Irani, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said the Pratapgarh–Bhopal Express would stop at Jais station -- 31 km from Amethi town". financialexpress.
- ↑ "UP: 8 railway stations in Lucknow division officially renamed". Economic Times. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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