Cuttack Junction railway station
Railway station in Odisha, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cuttack railway station is a railway junction and serves Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. Its length is 2km 880 m so it is the longest railway station of India.
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Cuttack Junction | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Cuttack junction railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Cuttack, Odisha India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kharagpur–Puri line, Cuttack–Paradip line, Cuttack–Sambalpur line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | CTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
During the period 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like Brahmani, Kathajodi, Kuakhai, Mahanadi (Longest river of odisha) and Birupa. Cuttack station was connected to the Indian railway network in 1899.
Pm Modi will also lay of foundation of redevelopment work of Cuttack railway station.[1]
Railway organisation
The Cuttack station is operating under Khurda road Division of East Coast Railway.
Cuttack railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[2]
- Train Passing through Mahanadi Bridge in Cuttack.
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