Kaipadar Road railway station
Kaipadar Road railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Chhatipur, Khurda district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°37′03″N 85°22′56″E / 20.61742°N 85.382281°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KPXR | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road railway division | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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Kaipadar Road railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[1] It is situated at Chhatipur in Khurda (District) in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]
History
In between 1893 to 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]
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References
- ^ "KPXR / Kaipadar Road Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Kaipadar Road". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Goyal, W. C. "Kaipadar Road Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". Irfca.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.