Muketashwar railway station
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Location | Mangalajodi, Khordha district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°55′09″N 85°26′16″E / 19.919138°N 85.437914°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | MKTP | ||||||||||
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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Muketashwar 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 Mangalajodi in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]
History
[edit]In between 1893 and 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "MKTP / Muketashwar Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Muketashwar". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ karthik. "Muketashwar 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. Retrieved 9 November 2019.