Ib railway station
Ib | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ib, Odisha India | ||||
| Coordinates | 21°49′01″N 83°56′56″E / 21.817°N 83.949°E | ||||
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | IB | ||||
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Bilaspur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||
| Electrified | 1969–70 | ||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||
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Ib is a railway station in the Indian state of Odisha. It has the distinction of having the shortest name of all stations on the Indian Railways system.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The station derives its name from the nearby Ib River.
History
[edit]Ib railway station started with the opening of the Nagpur–Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1891. It became a station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line in 1900.[3]
Coalfield
[edit]In 1900, when Bengal Nagpur Railway was building a bridge across the Ib River, coal was accidentally discovered in what later became Ib Valley Coalfield.[4]
See also
[edit]- Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station – the station with the longest name on Indian Railways.
References
[edit]- ^ "Trivia". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Ten interesting facts about Indian Railways". The Economic Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Collieries". IRFCA. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
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Following station | ||
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| Jharsuguda towards ?
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South Eastern Railway zone | Brajrajnagar towards ?
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