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Paralakhemundi Light Railway was a two-foot six-inch gauge railway. The Maharaja of Paralakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada which was only 40 km (25 mi) away. With the government giving its sanction in 1898, work began in fully. The line was opened to traffic in 1900. This railway line was built at a cost of Rs 700,000.
The Parlakhemundi Light Railway was a two-foot six-inch gauge railway. The Raja of Parlakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada which was only 40 km away. With the government giving its sanction in 1898, work began in fully. The line was opened to traffic in 1900. This railway line was built at a cost of Rs 700,000.
Paralakhemundi Railway Station. Parlakhemundi is connected to Naupada railway junction on the main East Coast railway line from Kolkata to Chennai by 90 km long (Gunpur to Naupada) 1676mm broad gauge line, that was converted from 762mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge in 2010–11. The line was finally closed for gauge conversion on 9 June 2004.
With the then British Government giving sanction in 1898, work began in full earnest. The line was opened to traffic in 1900. This railway line was built at a cost of Rs 7 lakh. The operations of the PLR was taken over by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway (BNR) in 1902. In the first few years, the PLR had incurred losses but after 1910, it started ...
Parlakhemundi came under British influence in 1768. [5] The Paralakhemundi zamindari state has played much of an important role in assembling the Odia speaking parts, propagating modern education system, building state infrastructures etc. [ 3 ] A a large part of the estate now lies in Andhra Pradesh , even though the Gangas were based in Odisha .
On 1 March 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 was enacted paving way for the formation of South Coast railway zone. On 17 February 2019, the Government of India has announced the creation of South Coast railway zone. [3] On 28 February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Detailed Project report of South Coast Railway zone.
Rail: The Paralakhemundi railway station (station code: PLH) is part of the Naupada-Gunupur branch line, connecting the town to Bhubaneswar (292 km), Visakhapatnam (236 km), and Kolkata (780 km). Road: The town has state highway connectivity to: Brahmapur (128 km via NH-59) Rayagada (134 km via SH-4) Srikakulam (67 km via NH-16 and SH-5)
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