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East Coast Railway zone: Difference between revisions
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Consequent upon the parliament's approval, East Coast Railway was the first of the seven new zones to be inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] on 8 August 1996. The Officer-on-Special Duty took over charge of the newly declared Zone on 16 September 1996. Initially, only one division namely Khurda Road was attached to this railway. | Consequent upon the parliament's approval, East Coast Railway was the first of the seven new zones to be inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] on 8 August 1996. The Officer-on-Special Duty took over charge of the newly declared Zone on 16 September 1996. Initially, only one division namely Khurda Road was attached to this railway. | ||
Subsequently, the zone became fully operational on 1 April 2003. Waltair division of Andhra Pradesh separated from this zone on 27 February 2019, Waltair division of Odisha created a new division i.e, Rayagada division. | Subsequently, the zone became fully operational on 1 April 2003. Waltair division of Andhra Pradesh separated from this zone on 27 February 2019, Waltair division of Odisha created a new division i.e., Rayagada division. | ||
==Divisions== | ==Divisions== | ||
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The major railway stations in the entire zone are [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]], [[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]], [[Chatrapur railway station|Chatrapur]], [[Puri railway station|Puri]], [[Sambalpur railway station|Sambalpur]], [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road]], [[Balugaon]], [[Rayagada railway station|Rayagada]], [[Brahmapur railway station|Brahmapur]], [[Angul railway station|Angul]], [[Dhenkanal railway station|Dhenkanal]], [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]], [[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]], [[Balangir railway station|Balangir]], [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]], [[Titlagarh Junction|Titilagarh]], [[Koraput railway station|Koraput]], [[Mahasamund railway station|Mahasamund]], [[Jagdalpur railway station|Jagdalpur]], [[Kendujhargarh railway station|Kendujhargarh]], [[Palasa railway station|Palasa]] and [[Barbil railway station|Barbil]]. | The major railway stations in the entire zone are [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]], [[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]], [[Chatrapur railway station|Chatrapur]], [[Puri railway station|Puri]], [[Sambalpur railway station|Sambalpur]], [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road]], [[Balugaon]], [[Rayagada railway station|Rayagada]], [[Brahmapur railway station|Brahmapur]], [[Angul railway station|Angul]], [[Dhenkanal railway station|Dhenkanal]], [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]], [[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]], [[Balangir railway station|Balangir]], [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]], [[Titlagarh Junction|Titilagarh]], [[Koraput railway station|Koraput]], [[Mahasamund railway station|Mahasamund]], [[Jagdalpur railway station|Jagdalpur]], [[Kendujhargarh railway station|Kendujhargarh]], [[Palasa railway station|Palasa]] and [[Barbil railway station|Barbil]]. | ||
Most of the major stations fall in the state of [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh | Most of the major stations fall in the state of [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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# [[Talcher]]-[[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]] Double Electrified BG line [21 Railway stations] | # [[Talcher]]-[[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]] Double Electrified BG line [21 Railway stations] | ||
# [[Titlagarh Junction]]-[[Mahasamund]] Single | # [[Titlagarh Junction]]-[[Mahasamund]] Single Electrified BG line [15 Railway stations] (Electric doubling of this line is currently underway) | ||
# [[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]]-[[Paradip]] Double Electrified BG line [10 Railway stations] | # [[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]]-[[Paradip]] Double Electrified BG line [10 Railway stations] | ||
# [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda road]]-[[Puri]] Double Electrified BG line [11 Railway stations] | # [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda road]]-[[Puri]] Double Electrified BG line [11 Railway stations] | ||
# [[Sambalpur Junction]]-[[Talcher]] | # [[Sambalpur Junction]]-[[Talcher]] Single Electrified BG line [16 Railway stations](Electric doubling of this line is currently underway) | ||
# [[Titlagarh Junction]]-[[Sambalpur Junction]] Single | # [[Titlagarh Junction]]-[[Sambalpur Junction]] Single Electrified BG line [16 Railway stations] (Electric doubling of this line is currently underway) | ||
# [[Sambalpur Junction]]-[[Jharsuguda Junction]] Double Electrified BG line [10 Railway stations] | # [[Sambalpur Junction]]-[[Jharsuguda Junction]] Double Electrified BG line [10 Railway stations] | ||
# [[Rayagada]]-[[Koraput railway station|Koraput]] Single Electric BG line [15 Railway stations] | # [[Rayagada]]-[[Koraput railway station|Koraput]] Single Electric BG line [15 Railway stations] | ||
#[[Naupada Junction]]-[[Gunupur]] Single Diesel BG line [14 Railway stations] | #[[Naupada Junction]]-[[Gunupur]] Single Diesel BG line [14 Railway stations] | ||
#[[Jakhapura Junction]]-[[Banspani]] BG line [17 Railway stations] | #[[Jakhapura Junction]]-[[Banspani]] BG line [17 Railway stations] | ||
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* [[Electric Loco Shed, Angul]] | * [[Electric Loco Shed, Angul]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||