Retang railway station
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Retang railway station | |||||||||||
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Passenger train station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Retang Road, Jhinkharada, Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Odisha India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°11′58″N 85°45′39″E / 20.199418°N 85.760851°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line Kharagpur-Puri line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | RTN | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Khurda Road railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1901 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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Retang railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[1] It is situated beside Retang Road at Jhinkharada in Khurda (District) in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]
History
In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah-Chennai main line. Kharagpur-Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah-Chennai route was completely electrified.[4]
References
- ^ "RTN / Retang Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Retang". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Kumar, Vikas. "Retang Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". web.archive.org. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". Irfca.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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