Jharsuguda railway station

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Jharsuguda junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
File:Jharsuguda Railway Station, Odisha.JPG
Location Jharsuguda, Odisha
India
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Elevation 218 m (715 ft)
Line(s) Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line and Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line
Platforms 5
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 JSG
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Chakradharpur
History
Opened 1891
Electrified 1969–70
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Jharsuguda railway station is located in Odisha
Jharsuguda railway station
Location of Jharsuguda railway station in Odisha

Jharsuguda railway station is a major railway junction located in the north-western part of the Indian state of Odisha and serves Jharsuguda district.

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.[1] 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.[2] It was electrified in 1969-70.[3]

Geography

Jharsuguda is located in the Ib river valley. It serves Ib Valley Coalfield and a growing industrial area.[4] 52 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Jharsuguda railway station.[5]

References

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External links

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
South Eastern Railway zone
Terminus East Coast Railway zone