Golanthra 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. It is situated at Gobindanagar, Golanthara in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.[1][2]
Golanthra railway station | |||||||||||
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 Passenger train station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gobindanagar, Golanthara, Ganjam district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°13′09″N 84°44′26″E / 19.219065°N 84.740668°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | GTA | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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History
editIn 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]
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References
edit- ^ "GTA / Golanthra Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Golanthra". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Jayashree. "Golanthra Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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