Ib railway station

Railway station in Odisha, India

Indian Railways station
General information
Location| Ib, Odisha
India
Coordinates| 21°49′01″N 83°56′56″E﻿ / ﻿21.817°N 83.949°E﻿ / 21.817; 83.949
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

Location

Location in Odisha

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Location in India

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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

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The station derives its name from the nearby Ib River.

## History

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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

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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

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* Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station – the station with the longest name on Indian Railways.

## References

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1. ^ "Trivia". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
2. ^ "Ten interesting facts about Indian Railways". The Economic Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
4. ^ "Collieries". IRFCA. Retrieved 31 August 2008.

Preceding station  |  Indian Railways | Following station

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Jharsuguda

towards ?

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Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line

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Railway stations in Odisha

ECoRTooltip East Coast Railway zone|

| Khurda Road|

* Angul
* Badabandha Road
* Baghuapal
* Baitarani Road
* Balugaon
* Barang Junction
* Basantapur
* Bhadrak
* Bhubaneswar
* Bhubaneswar New
* Brahmapur
* Chatrapur
* Chilikidara
* Chilka
* Cuttack Junction
* Delang
* Dhanmandal
* Dhenkanal
* Ganjam
* Goaldih
* Harichandanpur
* Janakadeipur
* Jajpur Keonjhar Road
* Jakhapura Junction
* Kalupara Ghat
* Kandarpur
* Kapilas Road Junction
* Kendrapara Road
* Kenduapada
* Kendujhargarh
* Khallikot
* Khurda Road
* Korai
* Lingaraj Temple Road
* Mancheswar
* Naraj Marthapur
* Naranpur
* Nayagarh Town
* Nergundi Junction
* Nilkantheswar
* Nirakarpur
* Paradeep
* Patia
* Porjanpur
* Puri
* Raghunathpur
* Rajathgarh Junction
* Rahama
* Sagadapata
* Sakhigopal
* Sitabinji
* Sukinda Road
* Talcher
* Talcher Road
* Tangiriapal
* Tomka
* Vani Vihar

|

Sambalpur|

* Ambodala
* Badmal
* Balangir Junction
* Bamur
* Bargarh Road
* Barpali
* Bhawanipatna
* Boinda
* Dungripali
* Harishankar Road
* Hirakud
* Junagarh Road
* Kantabanji
* Kesinga
* Khariar Road
* Lanjigarh Road Junction
* Loisingha
* Muniguda
* Muribahal
* Nawapara Road
* Norla Road
* Rairakhol
* Rengali
* Rupra Road
* Saintala
* Sambalpur City
* Sambalpur Junction
* Sambalpur Road
* Therubali
* Titlagarh Junction

Waltair|

* Gunupur
* Koraput Junction
* Lihuri
* Parlakhemundi
* Rayagada
* Singapur Road Junction

SERTooltip South Eastern Railway zone|

| Chakradharpur|

* Bagdehi
* Bamra
* Banspani
* Barbil
* Barsuan
* Birmitrapur
* Bimalgarh Junction
* Bisra
* Bondamunda
* Deojhar
* Garpos
* Jaraikela
* Jaroli
* Jharsuguda Junction
* Jharsuguda Road
* Kalunga
* Nuagaon
* Rajgangpur
* Rourkela Junction

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Kharagpur|

* Balasore
* Bangriposi
* Baripada
* Basta
* Bhanjpur
* Jaleswar
* Markona
* Rupsa Junction
* Soro

SECRTooltip South East Central Railway zone|

| Bilaspur|

* Belpahar
* Brajrajnagar
* Ib

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*[ECoR]: East Coast Railway zone
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*[SECR]: South East Central Railway zone