Lingaraj Temple Road railway station

Lingaraj Temple Road is a station located in Bhubaneswar city.

Lingaraj Temple Road
Indian Railways station
LocationEkamra Marg, Palashpalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India
Coordinates20°14′06″N 85°48′57″E
Elevation39m
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Coast Railway
Platforms6
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLGTR
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened1896
Location
Lingaraj Temple Road
Location in Odisha
Lingaraj Temple Road
Location in India

The railway station

Lingaraj Temple Road railway station is located at an altitude of 39m. 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
  1. "Lingaraj Temple Road". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  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.
  3. "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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