Lingaraj Temple Road is a station located in Bhubaneswar city.
Lingaraj Temple Road ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ମନ୍ଦିର ରୋଡ଼ | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
| 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 | 39m | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | LGTR | ||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||
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The railway station
editLingaraj 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
editDuring 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
editBhubaneswar Yard and Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar section was electrified in 2001–02. Bhubaneswar-Barang section was electrified in 2002–03.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lingaraj Temple Road". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ a b "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
edit Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| Bhubaneswar towards Howrah Junction
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East Coast Railway zone | Sarkantra towards Chennai Central
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