Allahabad Chheoki Junction railway station

Allahabad Cheoki Junction railway station (officially Prayagraj Cheoki Junction railway station[1]) is one of the major railways stations (besides Allahabad Junction) located in Allahabad district. Chheoki is at a distance of 10 km from Allahabad Junction on the Howrah–Delhi main line. Trains that bypass Allahabad Junction and which come from Jabalpur and go towards Mughalsarai usually stop at Chheoki. To reduce the load on the main junction, trains were shifted to Chheoki.[2]

Allahabad Chheoki Junction
Indian Railways station
Other names	Prayagraj Chheoki Junction
Location	Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25.3767°N 81.8672°E / 25.3767; 81.8672
Elevation	97 metres (318 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line Allahabad–Jabalpur line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai main line
Platforms	3
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Double electric line
Station code	PCOI, formerly ACOI
Zone(s)	North Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Allahabad
Electrified	Yes
Location
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Chheoki has three platforms that are high-level platforms and one UTS. Some popular trains that stop at Chheoki are Bhagmati Express, Khwaja Garib Nawaz Madar–Kolkata Express, Bhagalpur–Ajmer Express, Chambal Express, Mahanagari Express, Shipra Express, Sanghamithra Express Tapti Ganga Express, Howrah Mumbai Mail and Pune–Danapur Superfast Express, Bhagalpur Antyodaya Express, Humsafar Express, and Mahamana Express.

The station was constructed to decongest Allahabad Junction and provide a separate route for trains to southern India and Jabalpur which originate from eastern India and Mughalsarai. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Allahabad is thus avoided. This allows trains on the New Delhi–Howrah route to run punctually since scarce platform space at Allahabad Junction is freed up.

The station is a B-class station and part of North Central Railways under the Allahabad railway division.

Trains plying between Manikpur–Jabalpur–Itarsi, Manikpur–Jhansi–Gwalior, Manikpur–Katni–Bhopal–Indore and Manikpur–Nagpur–Gondia–Secunderabad–Yesvantpur transit through Cheoki.

The station currently lacks facilities like porters, however efforts are being made to convert the station to a satellite hub with better passenger amenities since several trains to southern India transit through this station.