Ranital railway station
Ranital railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ranital Road, Bhadrak district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°08′59″N 86°33′23″E / 21.149665°N 86.556474°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line Kharagpur-Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | RNTL | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1901 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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Ranital railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.[1] It is situated beside Ranital Road in Bhadrak 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
- ^ "RNTL / Ranital Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Ranital". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Pradhan, Avradip. "Ranital Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-11-01.