Solari railway station
Passenger train station
General information
LocationNational Highway 16, Gamei, Solari, Khordha district, Odisha
India
Coordinates19°48′01″N 85°14′52″E / 19.800255°N 85.247786°E / 19.800255; 85.247786
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Coast Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSLZ
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
Gangadharpur East Coast Railway zone Balugaon
Location
Solari railway station is located in India
Solari railway station
Solari railway station
Location within India
Solari railway station is located in Odisha
Solari railway station
Solari railway station
Solari railway station (Odisha)

Solari 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 beside National Highway 16 at Gamei, Solari in Khordha 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]

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References

  1. "SLZ / Solari Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Solari". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  2. Jayashree. "Solari Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. "Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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