Jharsuguda Junction railway station

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

Jharsuguda Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Jharsuguda, Odisha India
Coordinates	21°51′47″N 84°01′05″E
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Line(s)	Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
Platforms	5
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	At grade
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
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Dhutra towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Ib towards ? Terminus East Coast Railway zone Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Brundamal towards ?
Location Jharsuguda Junction Location in Odisha Show map of Odisha Jharsuguda Junction Location in India Show map of India

History

Jharsuguda railway station came 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 nearby the Ib river valley. It serves Ib Valley Coalfield and a growing industrial area.^[4]

Railway

As of 7 April, 135 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) passed through Jharsuguda railway station.^[5]