Allahabad Chheoki Junction railway station
Allahabad Cheoki Junction railway station is one of the major railways stations 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.
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-Khwaja Garib Nawaz Madar Express, Chambal Express, Mahanagari express, Shipra Express, Sanghamithra Superfast Express Tapti Ganga Express, Howrah Mumbai Mail and Sanghamitra Superfast Express, Patliputra - Pune 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 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 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.
