Mahasamund railway station

Mahasamund Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Station Road Near Gurudwara Front Of Akalpurak Hospital [Mahasamund]], Chhattisgarh
India
Coordinates 21°06′48″N 82°06′14″E / 21.1133°N 82.1040°E / 21.1133; 82.1040Coordinates: 21°06′48″N 82°06′14″E / 21.1133°N 82.1040°E / 21.1133; 82.1040
Elevation 302 metres (991 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Coast Railway
Line(s) Raipur (SECR) Vizianagram (ECOR) Line
Platforms 3
Tracks 6
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Construction - Diesel-Line Doubling & Electrificatin
Station code MSMD
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Sambalpur railway division
History
Opened 1931
Electrified In process

Mahasamund railway station is the principal station of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India. It is an important station of the Sambalpur railway division of the East Coast Railway zone. [1]

Facilities

Mahasamund station is a model station declared in the Rail Budget. It has a computerised reservation counter, parking, a canteen, a cloak room, a waiting hall, a goods shed, and an automatic announcer. An R.P.F. police station is also located in the station. Mahasamund falls under East Coast Railway zone Sambalpur Railway Division so this city lacks some standard facilities.

Dualling of the railway track from Raipur, Mahasamund to Titilagarh is in progress and may be completed in July 2015. The Mahasamund-Arand section is complete. Two new platforms have been sanctioned and construction started. Now Railway Board is decided to generate new Additional Divisional Railway Manager post inn Mahasamund.

List of trains

  • Jagdalpur-Durg Express
  • Puri - Gandhidham Weekly SF Express (via Vizianagaram)
  • Raipur - Titlagarh Passenger (UnReserved)
  • Ajmer - Puri Bi-Weekly Express
  • Gandhidham - Puri Weekly SF Express (via Vizianagaram)
  • Visakhapatnam - Korba Link Express
  • Raipur - Vishakhapatnam Passenger (UnReserved)
  • Junagarh Road - Raipur Passenger (UnReserved)
  • Puri - Ahmedabad Express ( via Sambalpur )
  • Puri - Durg Express
  • Visakhapatnam - Durg Passenger
  • Puri - Mumbai LTT SF Express (Weekly) via Titlagarh
  • Puri - Sai Nagar Shirdi Express
  • Puri - Ajmer Express
  • Bilaspur - Tirupati Express
  • Tirupati - Bilaspur Express
  • Vishakhapatnam - Bhagat Ki Kothi Weekly Express
  • Durg - Jagadalpur Express
  • Samta Express
  • Visakhapatnam - Raipur Passenger (UnReserved)
  • Raipur - Junagarh Road Passenger (UnReserved)
  • Mumbai LTT - Puri SF Express (via Titlagarh)
  • Visakhapatnam - Mumbai LTT SF Express (via Nagpur)
  • Ahmedabad - Puri Express ( via Sambalpur )
  • Ahmedabad - Puri Superfast Express ( via Brahmapur )
  • Durg - Puri Express
  • Mumbai LTT - Visakhapatnam SF Express (Via Nagpur)
  • Korba - Visakhapatnam Express
  • Durg - Visakhapatnam Passenger
  • Titlagarh - Raipur Passenger (UnReserved)

Nearby attractions

  • Sirpur
  • Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Rajim
  • Sanjay Kanan Picnic Spot

References

  1. "MSMD/Mahasamund". India Rail Info.
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