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{{Short description|Railway station in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Khurda Road Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Rail station, Khurda Road.JPG
| image_caption =
| address = Jatani, Khurda, Odisha
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|20.1535|N|85.7086|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|43|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Khurda Road–Puri line]],<br /> [[Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]], <br /> [[Khurda Road–Bolangir line]] (under construction)
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|1897}}
| platform = 7
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KUR
| zone = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Khurda Road}}
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}
| former = [[East Coast State Railway]], [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_dot_label =
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
|line=East Coast Railway zone|left=Retang|right=Argul|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Chennai Central|type=[[Howrah–Chennai main line]]
|line2=East Coast Railway zone|left2=Retang|right2=Haripur Gram|to-left2=Kharagpur Junction|to-right2=Puri|type2=[[Kharagpur–Puri line]]
|line3=East Coast Railway zone|left3=|right3=Khurda Town|to-right3=Balangir|type3=[[Khurda Road-Bolangir line]] (under construction)}}
}}

'''Khurda Road''' is One of the Most Important railway junction station of East Coast Railway Zone in the Indian state of [[Odisha]].

==History==
[[File:Khurda_road_junction_rail_station_(kurj).jpg|220x124px|thumb|right|alt=Khurda Road Railway Station|Khurda Road Railway Station]]
From 1893 to 1896, {{convert|1287|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of [[East Coast State Railway]] was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like the [[Subarnarekha River|Subarnarekha]], [[Brahmani River|Brahmani]], [[Baitarani River|Baitarani]], [[Mahanadi River|Mahanadi]], [[Kathajodi River|Kathajodi]], [[Kuakhai River|Kuakhai]] and Birupa. [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]'s line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.<ref name=ser>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 2013-01-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897.<ref name=ser/>

The {{convert|514|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long northern section of the East Coast State Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 | title = History | publisher = East Coast Railway | access-date = 2013-01-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110131114416/http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 | archive-date = 31 January 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

===Railway reorganisation===
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was nationalized in 1944.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part - III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21}}</ref> [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] was formed on 14-April-1952 with the portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]] east of [[Mughalsarai]] and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.<ref name=zones>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21 }}</ref> In 1955, [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]] was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.<ref name=zones/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |title = IR History: Part - IV (1947-1970)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21 }}</ref> Amongst the new zones started in April-2003 were [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]] and [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]]. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.<ref name=zones/>

==Railway Division==
Khurda Road is one of the three divisions of East Coast Railway.<ref name="zones"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/khurda-road-junction-kur/219 Trains at Khurda Road]

{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Khorda district]]
[[Category:Khurda Road railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1897]]

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