Allahabad Chheoki Junction railway station

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{{short description|Railway station in prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Prayagraj Chheoki Junction
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| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
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| address = [[Naini]], [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.3767|81.8672|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = India#India Uttar Pradesh
| elevation = {{convert|97|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone]]
| line = [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] <br/> [[Allahabad–Jabalpur section]] <br/> [[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]]
| platforms = 4
| tracks = 11
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| bicycle = No
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| parking = No
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PCOI, formerly ACOI
| zone = [[North Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Prayagraj}}
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| status = Double electric line
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| electrified = Yes
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'''Prayagraj Chheoki Junction railway station''' (formally known as Allahabad Chheoki Junction railway station, station code: '''PCOI'''<ref name="India Today">{{cite news |last1=ANI |title=4 railway stations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj get new names |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/railway-stations-uttar-pradesh-prayagraj-renamed-1648577-2020-02-21 |access-date=22 February 2020 |work=India Today |date=21 February 2020 }}</ref>) is one of the major railways stations (besides [[Prayagraj Junction railway station]]) 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.<ref name="IndiaRail">{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/chheoki-junction-allahabad-coi/3085| title=COI/Cheoki Junction| website=India Rail Info}}</ref> Chheoki has three platforms that are high-level platforms and one UTS.<ref name="IndiaTV">{{cite news |title=4 railway stations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj get new names |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/uttar-pradesh-railway-stations-prayagraj-allahabad-590982 |work=India TV |date=21 February 2020 }}</ref>

==History==
The station was constructed to decongest {{stnlnk|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 [[Howrah–Delhi main line|New Delhi–Howrah route]] to run punctually since scarce platform space at Allahabad Junction is freed up.<ref name="IndiaRail"/>
==Amenities==
The station is a B-class station and part of [[North Central Railways]] under the [[Allahabad railway division]].

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]].
Trains plying between [[Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh|Manikpur]]–[[Jabalpur]]–[[Itarsi]], [[Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh|Manikpur]]–[[Jhansi]]–[[Gwalior]], [[Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh|Manikpur]]–[[Katni]]–[[Bhopal]]–[[Indore]] and [[Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh|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.<ref name="IndiaTV"/><ref name="India Today"/>

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Allahabad district]]
[[Category:Allahabad railway division]]

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