Khurda Road Junction railway station

Khurda Road Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationJatani, Khurda, Odisha
India
Coordinates20°09′13″N 85°42′31″E / 20.1535°N 85.7086°E / 20.1535; 85.7086
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Line(s)Khurda Road–Puri line,
Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line,
Khurda Road–Bolangir line (under construction)
Platforms7
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKUR
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened1897
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Coast State Railway, Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Retang
towards Howrah Junction
 East Coast Railway zone Argul
towards Chennai Central
Retang
towards Kharagpur Junction
 East Coast Railway zone Haripur Gram
towards Puri
Terminus East Coast Railway zone
Khurda Road-Bolangir line (under construction)
 Khurda Town
towards Balangir
Location
Khurda Road Junction is located in Odisha
Khurda Road Junction
Khurda Road Junction
Location in Odisha
Khurda Road Junction is located in India
Khurda Road Junction
Khurda Road Junction
Location in India

Khurda Road is One of the Most Important railway junction station of East Coast Railway Zone in the Indian state of Odisha. The actual name of the City is Jatni, which is also known as Khurda Road.

History

Khurda Road Railway Station
Khurda Road Railway Station

From 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like the Subarnarekha, Brahmani, Baitarani, Mahanadi, Kathajodi, Kuakhai and Birupa. Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.[1]

The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897.[1]

The 514 km (319 mi) long northern section of the East Coast State Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.[2]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[3] Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[4] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[4][5] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.[4]

Railway Division

Khurda Road is one of the three divisions of East Coast Railway.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ "History". East Coast Railway. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "IR History: Part - III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. ^ "IR History: Part - IV (1947-1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.