Monday 28 September 2015

Railway station like Fort - Cuttack

Which Indian Railway station looks like an historical Fort?:






Cuttack railway station

Cuttack Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Cuttack Railway Station.jpg
Cuttack junction railway station
LocationCuttack, Odisha
India
Coordinates20°27′56″N 85°54′06″E
Elevation36 m (118 ft)
Line(s)Kharagpur-Puri line,
Cuttack-Paradip line
Platforms5
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeCTC
Zone(s)East Coast Railway
Division(s)Khurda Road
History
Opened1896
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Cuttack railway station is located in Odisha
Cuttack railway station
Cuttackrailway station
Location in Odisha
Cuttack railway station is a railway junction and serves Cuttack in the Indian state ofOdisha.

HistoryEdit

Train Passing through Mahanadi Bridge in Cuttack
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 BrahmaniKathajodi, Kuakhai, Mahanadi (Longet river of odisha)and Birupa. Cuttack station is connected Indian railway network in 1899.

Railway OrganizationEdit

The Cuttack station is operating under Khurda road Division of East Coast Railway.

Busy stationEdit

Cuttack railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway

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