Puri railway station

Puri
Indian Railway Station
Location Puri, Odisha
India
Coordinates 19°48′35″N 85°50′25″E / 19.8097°N 85.8404°E / 19.8097; 85.8404Coordinates: 19°48′35″N 85°50′25″E / 19.8097°N 85.8404°E / 19.8097; 85.8404
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Coast Railway
Line(s) Kharagpur-Puri line
Platforms 8
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code PURI
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened 1897
Electrified Yes
Previous names East Coast State Railway, Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Puri railway station
Location in Odisha

Puri railway station is a Terminal train station and serves Puri, the sea-shore temple city in the Indian state of Odisha.

History

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

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[2]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[3] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[3][4] 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.[3]

Doubling of line

The doubling of lines between Khurda road and Puri is completed in 2015.

Busy station

Puri railway station is a busy station handling around 92 trains daily and serving about 138,000 passengers per day.[5] It has 8 platforms (1,1A,2,3,4,5,6,7). Puri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[6]

Long journey

The Okha-Puri Express travels for 2,781 km (1,728 mi), one of the longest east-west broad gauge runs in India.[7]

Amenities

Puri railway station has 4 double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and 3 four-bedded dormitories.[8] Other amenities include tourist information counter, computerised reservation offices, telephone booths, cloak room, waiting room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.[9]

Trains From Puri Railway Station

Distance from railway station: Puri beach 5 km, Jagannath temple 3 km, Bhubaneswar 56 km, Konark 36 km, Chilika Lake 50 km.[9]

Nearest Railway Station from Puri is Malatipatapur 7 km

References

  1. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  5. ↑ "Indian Rail Enquiry". Puri. railenquiry.in. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Trivia". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  8. ↑ "East Coast Railway Amenities at Stations (as in 2008)". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Puri railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

External links

Puri travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Malatipatpur
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