Elevation 218 m (715 ft) Opened 1891 Platforms in use 5 | Parking Available Formerly Bengal Nagpur Railway | |
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Location Jharsuguda, Odisha
India Line(s) Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line and Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address shortcut from bus stand to railway station,jharsuguda, Purani Basti, Jharsuguda, Odisha 768201 Similar Rourkela railway station, Bilaspur Junction railway st, Champa Junction railway st, Raipur Junction railway st, Sambalpur Junction railway st | ||
Jharsuguda railway station is a major railway junction located in the north-western part of the Indian state of Odisha and serves Jharsuguda district.
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History
Jharsuguda railway station came up with the opening of the Nagpur-Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1891. It became a station on the crosscountry Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line in 1900. In 1960, Indian Railway took up three projects: the Kottavalasa-Koraput-Jeypore-Kirandaul line ( Dandakaranya Project ), the Titlagarh-Bolangir-Jharsuguda Project and the Rourkela-Kiriburu Project. All the three projects taken together were popularly known as the DBK Project or the Dandakaranya Bolangir Kiriburu Project. It was electrified in 1969-70.
Geography
Jharsuguda is located in the Ib river valley. It serves Ib Valley Coalfield and a growing industrial area. 52 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Jharsuguda railway station.