Mancheswar railway station

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Mancheswar railway station
Indian Railways station
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Mancheswar railway station
LocationBhubaneswar, Odisha
India
Coordinates20°19′20″N 85°50′42″E / 20.3223°N 85.8449°E / 20.3223; 85.8449
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byKhurda Road railway division
Line(s)Howrah–Chennai main line
Kharagpur–Puri line
Platforms4
Tracks6 broad gauge
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessDisabled access[dubious ][citation needed]
Other information
Station codeMCS
Fare zoneEast Coast Railways
History
Opened1896; 125 years ago (1896)
Electrified2002[citation needed]
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
East Coast Railway zone
toward ?
Location
Mancheswar railway station is located in Odisha
Mancheswar railway station
Mancheswar railway station
Location in Odisha

Mancheswar railway station is a railway station in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Its code is MCS.[1] The station consists of four platforms. The platform is not well sheltered; it lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. Trains like Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Weekly SF Express, Puri–Sai Nagar Shirdi Weekly Express, Puri–Durg Express, Puri–Ajmer Bi-Weekly Express, and Visakhapatnam–Tatanagar Weekly Express pass through the station.[2][failed verification][3][failed verification]

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[]

  1. ^ "Departures from MCS/Mancheswar". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop registers Record Output". Rail News. 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ PTI (13 October 2013). "Railway signal, high-tension towers, platforms damaged in Odisha". DNA India.
  4. ^ "Carriage Repair Workshop". East Coast Railway.


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