Akbarpur Junction railway station is a junction station between Lucknow and Varanasi. Railway stations near Akbarpur are Shahganj Junction (SHG), Jaunpur Junction(JNU), Goshianganj (GGJ), Malipur (MLPR) and Bilwai (BWI).Tanda trackA single track line from NTPC Tanda via Tanda City joins the main line at Akbarpur Railway Station. The Tanda track is exclusively operated by goods trains that supply coal and other goods to Tanda City and Tanda Thermal Power Plant. A service for passenger trains from Akbarpur Junction to Tanda City is under consideration.