Haridaspur railway station | |
Type: | Passenger train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Alijanga, Haridaspur, Jajpur district, Odisha |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 20.7259°N 86.1164°W |
Map Type: | India#India Odisha |
Line: | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 5 |
Tracks: | 6 |
Opened: | 1901 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | East Coast Railway |
Former: | East Coast State Railway |
Haridaspur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[1] It is situated at Alijanga, Haridaspur in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]
In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.[4]