Bir Purushottampur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line in East Coast Railway zone under Khurda Road railway division of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Satasankha, Bir Purushottampur in Puri district of the Indian state of Odisha.[1][2]
Bir Purushottampur | |||||||||||
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| Location | Satasankha, Bir Purushottampur, Puri district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°59′25″N 85°48′23″E / 19.9904°N 85.806351°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Broad gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BRST | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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History
editAs the branch of Howrah–Chennai main line, the Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897. The complete track became doubled in July 2015.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bir Purushottampur Railway Station Picture & Video Gallery – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ TTI. "BRST / Bir Purushottampur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Bir Purushottampur". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "ECoR's Rs. 279-cr plan for Bhubaneswar, Puri". The Pioneer. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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