Routhpuram Halt railway station
Routhpuram Halt railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Routhpuram, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°37′15″N 84°20′08″E / 18.620964°N 84.33568°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | RMZ | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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Routhpuram Halt railway station is a halt railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated at Routhpuram in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1][2]
History
In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.[4]
References
- ^ Aravind. "Routhpuram Halt Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "RMZ / Routhpuram Halt Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Routhpuram Halt". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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