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Cuttack Junction | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() East Entrance of Cuttack Railway Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Cuttack, Odisha![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°27′56″N85°54′06″E / 20.4656°N 85.9016°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Kharagpur–Puri line, Cuttack–Paradip line, Cuttack–Sambalpur line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | CTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuttack Junction railway station, (station code CTC), is a railway junction and serves Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. Cuttack Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Odisha. [a]
During the period 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like Brahmani, Kathajodi, Kuakhai, Mahanadi (longest river of odisha) and Birupa. Cuttack station was connected to the Indian railway network in 1899.
Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) has laid the foundation of redevelopment work of Cuttack railway station. [2]
The Cuttack station is operating under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone.
Cuttack railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways. [3]