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The Indian Railways has taken up the renovation of the historic Paralakhemundi railway station, one of India’s oldest and the first in Odisha’s Gajapati district.
Paralakhemundi Light Railway (PLR)
Naupada (a small town, now in Andhra Pradesh) got rail lines in 1894, as part of construction of Cuttack-Khurda Road railway line extending up to Vijayawada.
Who constructed it:
- The then Maharaja of Parlakimedi (now Paralakhemundi) Goura Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo II conceived of an idea to connect his capital with this mainline in an effort to strengthen his communication network.
- After receiving nod of the British authorities in 1898, he built a 39-km rail line— PLR — by spending around Rs 7 lakh from the royal coffers.
- The narrow gauge line was completed in 1899 and opened for traffic in 1900.
- A wooden-bodied carriage was also built in 1899, for the specific use of the royal family of Paralakhemundi.
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB
