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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.

ପୁରୀ Puri
Express train and Passenger train station
Puri railway station in night
General information
Location	Puri, Odisha India
Coordinates	19°48′35″N 85°50′25″E
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railway zone
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Puri line
Platforms	8
Tracks	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PURI
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Khurda Road
History
Opened	1897; 125 years ago (1897)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Coast State Railway Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Puri Location in Odisha Show map of Odisha Puri Location in India Show map of India
Interactive map

History

The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897.[1] The railway station was renovated in 2012 into a more traditional Hindu temple structure with more facilities.

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[2]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[3] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[3][4] 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.[3]

Major trains

• Purushottam Express
• Nandan Kanan Express
• Neelachal Express
• Puri-Ahmedabad Express
• Indore–Puri Humsafar Express
• Puri−Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express
• Puri–Howrah Garib Rath Express
• Howrah–Puri Shatabdi Express
• Sealdah–Puri Duronto Express
• Dhauli Express

Gallery

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References

External links

• Puri railway station at the India Rail Info

Puri travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Malatipatpur towards Kharagpur Junction		East Coast Railway zone Kharagpur–Puri line		Terminus

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