Janakadeipur 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 beside Puri-Balanga Road at Malatipatapur in Puri district of the Indian state of Odisha.[1][2]
Janakadeipur | |||||||||||
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| Location | Puri-Balanga Road, Janakadeipur, Puri district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°53′21″N 85°49′10″E / 19.88918635390527°N 85.81945836425147°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Broad gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | JKDP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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History
editAs 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]
References
edit- ^ singh, pintoo. "Janakadeipur Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "MJanakadeipur railway station (JKDP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "ECoR's Rs. 279-cr plan for Bhubaneswar, Puri". The Pioneer. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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