Panpana railway station
Panpana railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Begunia, Panpana, Balasore district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°21′31″N 86°47′26″E / 21.358715°N 86.790524°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line Kharagpur-Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | PNPN | ||||||||||
| 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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Panpana 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 at Begunia, Panpana in Balasore 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
- ^ "PNPN / Panpana Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Panpana". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Panpana Railway Station (PNPN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-31.