Mancheswar railway station
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Railway station in Odisha, India
Mancheswar railway station | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||
| Mancheswar railway station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Bhubaneswar, Odisha India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°19′20′′N 85°50′42′′E / 20.3223°N 85.8449°E / 20.3223; 85.8449 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Khurda Road railway division | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 6 broad gauge | ||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||
| Accessible | Disabled access [dubious – discuss ][citation needed ] | ||||||||
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| Station code | MCS | ||||||||
| Fare zone | East Coast Railways | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) | ||||||||
| Electrified | 2002[citation needed ] | ||||||||
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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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ "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.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bhubaneswar .
