Golabai railway station
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Golabai railway station | |||||||||||
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Location | Golabai, Khurda district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°01′01″N 85°33′21″E / 20.016866°N 85.555928°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | GLBA | ||||||||||
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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Golabai 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 Golabai 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]
Images
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References
- ^ "GLBA / Golabai Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Golabai". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Goyal, W. C. "Golabai 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.