Jharsuguda Junction railway station
Railway station in Odisha, India
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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.
India
Indian Railways junction stationJharsuguda Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Jharsuguda, Odisha India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°51′47″N 84°01′05″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JSG | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1891 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1969–70 | |||||||||||||||
| Former names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | |||||||||||||||
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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]