Template:Infobox station Bhadrak railway station is a passenger railway station serves Bhadrak district in Indian state of Odisha. It is situated on the howrah chennai main railline.
Outline
Bhadrak railway station is located at an altitude of Template:Convert. It functions within the jurisdiction of Khurda Road railway division.[1][2] It is the nearest railhead for Dhamra Port.
History
During the period 1893 to 1896, Template:Convert of the East Coast State Railway, from Vijayawada to Template:Stnlnk was built and opened to traffic,[3][4] and construction of the Vijayawada–Chennai link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains along the eastern coast of India.[5] Bengal Nagpur Railway was working on both the Howrah–Kharagpur and Kharagpur–Cuttack lines, completed the bridge over the Rupnarayan in 1900 and the Mahanadi in 1901, thus completing the through connection between Chennai and Kolkata.[3]
Passenger amenities
Bhadrak railway station has computerized reservation system (CRS), dormitory, cloak room, refreshment room, tourist information counter, post office (RMS) and ATM.
References
- ↑ Arrivals at BHC/Bhadrak. IndiaRailInfo.
- ↑ Bhadrak railway station development goes off-track. Times of India(14 September 2014).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ History of Waltair Division. Mannanna.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ IR History: Early Days – II. Retrieved 14 July 2013.