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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Indian Railways | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Satasankha, Bir Purushottampur, Puri district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°59′25″N 85°48′23″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) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BRST | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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As 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]
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