Ib
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
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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

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.^[3]

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.^[4]