Ashokapuram railway station

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Ashokapuram


Ashokapura
Indian Railways station
Ashokapuram Railway Workshop
General information
LocationMysore District, Karnataka
India
Coordinates12°18′59″N 76°38′43″E / 12.3163°N 76.6454°E / 12.3163; 76.6454
Elevation741 m (2,431 ft)
Platforms5(1 under construction )
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAP
Zone(s) South Western Railway zone
Division(s) Mysore
History
Opened2008; 16 years ago (2008)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Ashokapuram is located in India
Ashokapuram
Ashokapuram
Location within India
Ashokapuram is located in Karnataka
Ashokapuram
Ashokapuram
Ashokapuram (Karnataka)

Ashokapuram is a railway station on Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line. The station is located in Mysore district, Karnataka state, India.

Location[edit]

Ashokapuram railway station is located near J. P. Nagar in Mysore city.

History[edit]

The project cost 313 crore (US$39 million).[clarification needed] The gauge conversion work of the 61 kilometres (38 mi) stretch was completed.[1] There are six trains running forward and backward in this route. Five of them are slow-moving passenger trains.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar rail line inaugurated". The Hindu. Chamarajanagar. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Work on new railway line will begin this month". The Times of India. Mysore. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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