Lingaraj Temple Road railway station
Lingaraj Temple Road | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ekamra Marg, Palashpalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India | ||||
| Coordinates | 20°14′06″N 85°48′57″E / 20.2350°N 85.8158°E | ||||
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | LGTR | ||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||
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Lingaraj Temple Road is a station located in Bhubaneswar.
The railway station
Lingaraj Temple Road railway station is located at an altitude of 39 m (128 ft). It has been allotted the code LGTR and functions within the jurisdiction of Khurda Road railway division.[1]
History
During the period 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, from Vijayawada to Cuttack was built and opened to traffic,[2][3] and construction of the Vijayawada–Chennai link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains along the eastern coast of India.[4] Bengal Nagpur Railway was working on both the Howrah–Kharagpur and Kharagpur–Cuttack lines, completed the bridge over the Rupnarayan in 1900 and the Mahanadi in 1901, thus completing the through connection between Chennai and Kolkata.[2]
Electrification
Bhubaneswar Yard and Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar section was electrified in 2001–02. Bhubaneswar-Barang section was electrified in 2002–03.[5]
References
- ↑ "Lingaraj Temple Road". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhubaneswar towards Howrah Junction |
East Coast Railway zone | Sarkantra towards Chennai Central | ||