Ib railway station

Location
	Ib Location in Odisha Ib Location in India

Ib
Ib
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Ib, Odisha; India
Coordinates	21°49′01″N 83°56′56″E / 21.817°N 83.949°E
Elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Line(s)	Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Platforms	2
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	IB
Zone(s)	South East Central Railway
Division(s)	Bilaspur
History
Opened	1891
Electrified	1969–70
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Location
	Ib Location in Odisha Ib Location in India

Ib is a railway station in the Indian state of Odisha. It has the distinction of having the shortest name of all stations on the Indian Railways system.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The station derives its name from the nearby Ib River.

Ib railway station started with the opening of the Nagpur–Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1891. It became a station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line in 1900.^[3]

In 1900, when Bengal Nagpur Railway was building a bridge across the Ib River, coal was accidentally discovered in what later became Ib Valley Coalfield.^[4]

^ "Trivia". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^ "Ten interesting facts about Indian Railways". The Economic Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^ "Collieries". IRFCA. Retrieved 31 August 2008.

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Jharsuguda towards ?		South Eastern Railway zone Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line		Brajrajnagar towards ?