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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Odisha, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
| name = ପୁରୀ<br />
| native_name = Puri<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = PURI RailwayStation 01.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Puri railway station in night<br />
| address = [[Puri, Odisha]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.8097|N|85.8404|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|12|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Kharagpur–Puri line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 8<br />
| tracks = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| bicycle = Available<br />
| ADA = Available {{access icon|15px}}<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1897}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = PURI<br />
| zone = [[East Coast Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Khurda Road}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[East Coast Railway zone]]<br />
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}<br />
| former = [[East Coast State Railway]]<br />[[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Odisha#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Puri<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Odisha]]##Location in India<br />
| mapframe = yes<br />
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map<br />
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Puri railway station''' is a [[terminal train station]] and serves [[Puri]], the seashore temple city in the Indian state of [[Odisha]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897.<ref name=ser>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 2013-01-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The railway station was renovated in 2012 into a more traditional Hindu temple structure with more facilities.<br />
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PM Modi will pay the foundation stone of the redevelopment work of Puri Railway Station.<ref>https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/odisha-how-puri-and-cuttack-railway-stations-will-look-like-after-being-redeveloped/modern-amenities/slideshow/100330345.cms </ref><br />
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===Railway reorganization===<br />
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was nationalized in 1944.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part - III (1900-1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21}}</ref>[[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]] east of [[Mughalsarai]] and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.<ref name=zones>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21 }}</ref> In 1955, [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]] was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.<ref name=zones/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |title = IR History: Part - IV (1947-1970)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21 }}</ref> Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]] and [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]]. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.<ref name=zones/><br />
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==Major trains==<br />
* [[Purushottam Express]]<br />
* [[Nandan Kanan Express]]<br />
* [[Neelachal Express]]<br />
* [[Kalinga Utkal Express]]<br />
* [[Puri-Ahmedabad Express]]<br />
* [[Dhauli Express]]<br />
* [[Indore–Puri Humsafar Express]]<br />
* [[Puri−Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express]]<br />
* [[Puri–Howrah Garib Rath Express]]<br />
* [[Howrah–Puri Shatabdi Express]]<br />
* [[Sealdah–Puri Duronto Express]]<br />
* [[Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express]]<br />
* Tapaswini Express<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=180><br />
File:PURI RailwayStation 01.jpg|<br />
File:PURI RailwayStation 02.jpg|<br />
File:PURI RailwayStation 03.jpg|<br />
File:PURI RailwayStation 04.jpg|<br />
File:PURI RailwayStation 05.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IndiaRailInfo|217}}<br />
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Puri}}<br />
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y<br />
|system=Indian Railways<br />
|line=East Coast Railway zone|left=Malatipatpur|right=|to-left=Kharagpur Junction|type=[[Kharagpur–Puri line]]}}<br />
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{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Odisha}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Puri district]]<br />
[[Category:Khurda Road railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1897]]<br />
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Railway A1 Category Stations]]</div>
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