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{{Infobox station
| name = Lingaraj Temple Road
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Ekamra Marg, Palashpalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|20.2350|N|85.8158|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 39m
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 6
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 1896
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = LGTR
| division = Khurda Road
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
}}
'''Lingaraj Temple Road''' is a station located in [[Bhubaneswar]] city.

==The railway station==
Lingaraj Temple Road railway station is located at an altitude of 39m. It has been allotted the code- LGTR and functions within the jurisdiction of Khurda Road railway division.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/lingaraj-temple-road-lgtr/5797 |title = Lingaraj Temple Road| publisher= | accessdate = 14 July 2013}}</ref>

==History==
During the period 1893 to 1896, {{convert|1287|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], from [[Vijayawada Junction|Vijayawada]] to {{stnlnk|Cuttack}} was built and opened to traffic,<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| accessdate=14 July 2013| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1| archivedate=1 April 2013| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mannanna.com/mannannaArt1.html | title = History of Waltair Division | publisher = Mannanna.com | accessdate = 14 July 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011235936/http://www.mannanna.com/mannannaArt1.html | archivedate = 11 October 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> and construction of the Vijayawada–Chennai link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains along the eastern coast of India.<ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| title=IR History: Early Days – II| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| accessdate = 14 July 2013}}</ref> [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was working on both the Howrah–Kharagpur and Kharagpur–Cuttack lines, completed the bridge over the [[Rupnarayan River|Rupnarayan]] in 1900 and the [[Mahanadi]] in 1901, thus completing the through connection between Chennai and Kolkata.<ref name=ser/>

==Electrification==
Bhubaneswar Yard and Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar section was electrified in 2001–02. Bhubaneswar-Barang section was electrified in 2002–03.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification|work= |last= |first=| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 14 July 2013 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/lingaraj-temple-road-lgtr/5797 Trains at Lingaraj Temple Road railway station]
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Bhubaneswar}}

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{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Bhubaneswar|next= Sarkantra|line=East Coast Railway zone|branch= [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]|rows1=1}}
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{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Khurda Road railway division]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bhubaneswar]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bhubaneswar]]

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