Guru Gorakhnath Dham railway station

Guru Gorakhnath Dham railway station Jais railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Jais, Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh  India
Coordinates	26.2621°N 81.5195°E / 26.2621; 81.5195
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Lucknow–Rae Bareli–Varanasi line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 (Construction – Doubling of electric BG)
Connections	Taxi stand, auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Construction – Electric-line doubling
Station code	GUGD (formerly JAIS)
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Lucknow NR
History
Electrified	Work-in-progress

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.[3] 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[4] The Uttar Pradesh government changed the name of the station from Jais to Guru Gorakhnath Dham on 27 August 2024.[5]

Trains

Some of the trains that runs from JAIS are :

• Kashi Vishwanath Express
• Bhopal–Pratapgarh Express (via Lucknow)
• Howrah–Amritsar Express
• Neelachal Express
• Padmavat Express
• Varanasi–Dehradun Express
• Prayag–Bareilly Express
• Varanasi–Lucknow Intercity Express

See also

• Gauriganj railway station
• Amethi railway station
• Rae Bareli Junction railway station
• Pratapgarh Junction railway station

References

1. "JAIS (JAIS) Railway Station". ndtv.
2. "JAIS (JAIS) Railway Station Time Table". trainspnrstatus.
3. "Northern Railway opens reservation counters at more than 137 major stations for booking tickets". zeenews.
4. "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.
5. "UP: 8 railway stations in Lucknow division officially renamed". Economic Times. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

External links

• - JAIS/Jais