Gangadharpur railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Chhotarapursasan, Gangadharpur, Khordha district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°48′56″N 85°17′36″E / 19.815673°N 85.293235°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | GNGD | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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  Gangadharpur railway station Location within India  Gangadharpur railway station Gangadharpur railway station (Odisha) | |||||||||||
Gangadharpur railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[1] It is situated at Chhotarapursasan, Gangadharpur in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]
History
In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.[4]
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References
- ↑ Kumar, Vikas. "Gangadharpur Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ↑ "Gangadharpur Railway Station (GNGD) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ↑ "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ "Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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