The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897. The railway station was renovated in 2012 into a more traditional Hindu temple structure with more facilities.
Narendra Modi will pay the foundation stone of the redevelopment work of Puri Railway Station.
Railway reorganization The
Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.
Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of
East Indian Railway Company east of
Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway. In 1955,
South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier. Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were
East Coast Railway and
South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway. ==Major trains==