Dhaulimuhan railway station
Dhaulimuhan railway station is a railway station in 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 Gopinathapur, Dhaulimuhan in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2][3]
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| Location | Gopinathapur, Dhaulimuhan, Khordha district, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20.079332°N 85.604772°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DLMH | ||||||||||
| 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
In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway.[4] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.[5]
References
- "DLMH / Dhaulimuhan Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Dhaulimuhan". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "Dhaulimuhan Railway Station (DLMH) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- Goyal, W. C. "Dhauli Muhan Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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