Rayagada | |||||||||||||||
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 Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
 Rayagada railway station | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Rayagada, Odisha India | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°10′33″N 83°24′38″E / 19.1759°N 83.4106°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 (2 new platforms under construction) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | RGDA | ||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Rayagada | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Rayagada railway station serves Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is one of the 3 railway divisions of East Coast Railway.
History
The 79 km (49 mi) Vizianagaram–Parvatipuram line was opened in 1908–09 and an extension to Salur was built in 1913. The Parvatipuram–Raipur line was completed in December 1931.[1]
The Koraput–Rayagada Rail Link Project was completed on 31 December 1998.[2]
Paper mill
J. K. Organisation operates a paper mill near Rayagada.[3]
Amenities
Rayagada railway station has a double-bedded non-AC retiring room and a six-bedded dormitory.[4]
Passenger movement
See Rayagada district and Gunupur for more details of railway lines in the district.
Some important train that origins/terminates :
| Train no. | Train name | Train type | Arrivals | Arrival time | Departures | Departure time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18301 | Sambalpur–Rayagada Intercity Express | Express | Daily | 13:00 | Daily | 14:15 |
| Train number | Train name |
|---|---|
| 12844 | Ahmedabad–Puri Express |
| 12843 | Puri–Ahmedabad Express |
| 17481 | Bilaspur–Tirupati Express |
| 13352 | Alleppey–Dhanbad Express |
| 13351 | Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express |
| 18448 | Jagdalpur–Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express |
| 18447 | Bhubaneswar–Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express |
| 12835 | Hatia–Yesvantpur Express |
| 18005 | Howrah Jn–Jagdalpur Samaleshwari Express |
| 18006 | Jagdalpur–Howrah Jn Samaleshwari Express |
| 18517 | Korba–Visakhapatnam Express |
| 18310 | Nanded–Sambalpur Nagawali Express |
| 12807 | Visakhapatnam–H Nizamuddin Samta Express |
| 12808 | H Nizamuddin–Visakhapatnam Samta Express |
| 12836 | Yesvantpur–Hatia Express |
| 12889 | Tatanagar–Yesvantpur Express |
| 12890 | Yesvantpur–Tatanagar Express |
| 17482 | Tirupati–Bilaspur Express |
| 18107 | Rourkela – Jagdalpur Intercity Express |
| 18108 | Jagdalpur – Rourkela Intercity Express |
| 18189 | Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express |
| 18309 | Sambalpur–Nanded Express |
| 18518 | Visakhapatnam–Korba Express |
| 12375 | Chennai–Asansol Express |
| 12376 | Asansol–Chennai Express |
| 18211 | Durg–Jagdalpur Express |
| 18212 | Jagdalpur–Durg Express |
| 18437 | Bhubaneshwar–Bhawanipatna Link Express |
| 18438 | Bhawanipatna–Bhubaneshwar Link Express |
| 22847 | Visakhapatnam–Lokmanya Tilak Super Fast Express |
| 22848 | Lokmanya Tilak–Visakhapatnam Super Fast Express |
| 57271 | Vijayawada Jn–Rayagada Passenger |
| 57272 | Rayagada–Vijayawada Jn Passenger |
| 18638 | Yesvantpur–Hatia Weekly Express |
| 18574 | Bhagat Ki Kothi–Visakhapatnam Weekly Express |
| 19454 | Puri–Gandhidham Weekly Express |
| 58301 | Sambalpur–Koraput Passenger (unreserved) |
References
- ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Koraput–Rayagada Rail Link Project". Process Register. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "JK Organisation". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "East Coast Railway Amenities at Stations (as in 2008)". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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