Khurda Road Junction railway station

Khurda Road is One of the Most Important railway junction station of East Coast Railway Zone in the Indian state of Odisha. The actual name of the City is Jatani, which is also known as Khurda Road.

Khurda Road Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Jatani, Khurda, Odisha India
Coordinates	20°09′13″N 85°42′31″E
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Line(s)	Khurda Road–Puri line, Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line, Khurda Road–Bolangir line (under construction)
Platforms	7
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	KUR
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Khurda Road
History
Opened	1897
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Coast State Railway, Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Retang towards Howrah Junction East Coast Railway zone Howrah–Chennai main line Argul towards Chennai Central Retang towards Kharagpur Junction East Coast Railway zone Kharagpur–Puri line Haripur Gram towards Puri Terminus East Coast Railway zone Khurda Road-Bolangir line (under construction) Khurda Town towards Balangir
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History

Khurda Road Railway Station

From 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like the Subarnarekha, Brahmani, Baitarani, Mahanadi, Kathajodi, Kuakhai and Birupa. Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.^[1]

The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897.^[1]

The 514 km (319 mi) long northern section of the East Coast State Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.^[2]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.^[3] Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.^[4] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.^[4][5] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.^[4]

Railway Division

Khurda Road is one of the three divisions of East Coast Railway.^[4]