Mancheswar railway station
Mancheswar railway station is a railway station in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Its code is MCS.[1] The station consists of four platforms. The platform is not well sheltered; it lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. Trains like Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Weekly SF Express, Puri–Sai Nagar Shirdi Weekly Express, Puri–Durg Express, Puri–Ajmer Bi-Weekly Express, and Visakhapatnam–Tatanagar Weekly Express pass through the station.[2][3]
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bhubaneswar, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20.3223°N 85.8449°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Khurda Road railway division | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 broad gauge | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MCS | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | East Coast Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2002 | ||||||||||
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Railway Carriage Repair Workshop
The railway carriage repair workshop of East Coast Railway is at Mancheswar railway station. It also houses a basic training center which was established in 1989 to impart training for apprenticeships and various initial and promotional courses.[4]
References
- "Departures from MCS/Mancheswar". India Rail Info.
- "Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop registers Record Output". Rail News. 2 June 2015.
- PTI (13 October 2013). "Railway signal, high-tension towers, platforms damaged in Odisha". DNA India.
- "Carriage Repair Workshop". East Coast Railway.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bhubaneswar.
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