Byree railway station
Byree railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Bairi, Jajpur district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°37′42″N 86°02′06″E / 20.628257°N 86.034947°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line Kharagpur-Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BYY | ||||||||||
| 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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Byree 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. It is situated at Bairi in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.[1]
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.[2] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah-Chennai route was completely electrified.[3]
References
- ^ "BYY / Byree Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Byree". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". Irfca.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.