Location Puri, Odisha
India Owned by Indian Railways Line(s) Kharagpur-Puri line Address Puri, Odisha 752002 Phone 097981 82872 Platforms in use 8 | Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Operated by East Coast Railway Tracks 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Opened 1897 Owner Indian Railways | |
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Similar Bhubaneswar railway station, Khurda Road Junction r, Howrah Junction railway st, Puri Beach, Visakhapatnam railway station | ||
Puri railway station at morning and evening
Puri railway station is a Terminal train station and serves Puri, the sea-shore temple city in the Indian state of Odisha.
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Led ticker displaying time at puri railway station odisha
History
The Khurda Road-Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897.
Railway reorganization
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway. In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier. Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.
Doubling of line
The doubling of lines between Khurda road and Puri is completed in 2015.
Puri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
Long journey
The Okha-Puri Express travels for 2,781 km (1,728 mi), one of the longest east-west broad gauge runs in India.