Unchahar Junction is located in Raibareli district of Uttar Pradesh. The railway station at Unchahar comes under the jurisdiction of Northern railway centered at Lucknow. Station code is UCR.
Unchahar is situated on the Allahabad-Raibareli highway.  Raibareli is at a distance of just 30 km from Unchahar by road. Raibareli, Aliabad, Kaushambi are some tourist sites approachable from this city. Major trains passing through this junction include Ganga Gomati Express, Triveni Express, Unchahar Express, Lucknow-Allahabad intercity, Nauchandi Express, Bulandshahar-Allahabad link Express.  Unchahar is connected to Allahabad, Bareli, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Singrauli, and Vidhyachal in UP. Direct passenger trains run through this station connecting Kanpur, Allahabad, and Raibareli.