Mancheswar railway station
Mancheswar railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location |
Bhubaneswar, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°19′20″N 85°50′42″E / 20.3223°N 85.8449°ECoordinates: 20°19′20″N 85°50′42″E / 20.3223°N 85.8449°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Chennai main line Kharagpur-Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 Broad Gauge | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi Stand, Auto Stand | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access |
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| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | MCS | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | East Coast Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2002 | ||||||||||
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Mancheswar railway station is a railway station in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Its code is MCS.[1] The station consists of 4 platforms. The platform is not well sheltered; it lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The main railway station of the city, Bhubaneswar railway station, is always preferred over Mancheswar station for catching several trains. Trains like Paradeep - Vishakapatnam Weekly SF Express, Puri-Sai Nagar Shirdi Weekly Express, Puri - Ajmer Bi-Weekly Express, and Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar Weekly Express pass through the station.[2][3]
Railway Carriage Repair Workshop
The railway carriage repair workshop of East Coast Railway is at Mancheswar railway station. It also houses a basic training center which was established in 1989 to impart training for apprenticeships and various initial and promotional courses.[4]
References
- ↑ "Departures from MCS/Mancheswar". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop registers Record Output". Rail News. 2 June 2015.
- ↑ PTI (13 October 2013). "Railway signal, high-tension towers, platforms damaged in Odisha". DNA India.
- ↑ "Carriage Repair Workshop". East Coast Railway.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bhubaneswar. |
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