Khantapara railway station | |
Type: | Passenger train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Chakajaganathapur, Khantapara, Balasore district, Odisha |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 21.3963°N 86.8229°W |
Map Type: | India#India Odisha |
Line: | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Opened: | 1901 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway |
Former: | East Coast State Railway |
Khantapara railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Chakajaganathapur, Khantapara in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha.[1]
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.[2] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.[3]