Narasimhapura railway station
Passenger train station
General information
LocationGhadaghadapalli, Narasimhapura, Ganjam district, Odisha
India
Coordinates19°21′48″N 84°56′19″E / 19.363294°N 84.938749°E / 19.363294; 84.938749
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Coast Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNRSP
Zone(s) East Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened1899
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Coast State Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Chatrapur East Coast Railway zone Jagannathapur
Location
Narasimhapura railway station is located in India
Narasimhapura railway station
Narasimhapura railway station
Location within India
Narasimhapura railway station is located in Odisha
Narasimhapura railway station
Narasimhapura railway station
Narasimhapura railway station (Odisha)

Narasimhapura railway station is a railway station on 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 Ghadaghadapalli, Narasimhapura in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]

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.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.[4]

References

  1. "NRSP / Narasimhapura Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Narasimhapura". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. "Narasimhapura Railway Station Forum/Discussion – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 11 November 2019.


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