Ib railway station

Ib
Indian Railway Station
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	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
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 of Ib railway station in Odisha

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]

Etymology

The station derives its name from the nearby Ib River.

History

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.^[2]

Coalfield

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.^[3]

See also

• Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta - the station with the longest name on Indian Railways.

References

1. "Trivia". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
2. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
3. "Collieries". IRFCA. Retrieved 2008-08-31.

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Jharsuguda		South Eastern Railway zone Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line		Brajarajnagar