Mancheswar railway station

Mancheswar railway station
Indian Railway Station

Mancheswar railway station
Location Bhubaneswar, Odisha
 India
Coordinates 20°19′20″N 85°50′42″E / 20.3223°N 85.8449°E / 20.3223; 85.8449Coordinates: 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
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
Other information
Station code MCS
Fare zone East Coast Railways
History
Opened 1896 (1896)
Electrified 2002
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
East Coast Railway zone
Sarkantra

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

  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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