Jharsuguda junction | ||||||||||||||||
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 Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jharsuguda, Odisha India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°51′47″N 84°01′05″E / 21.863°N 84.018°E / 21.863; 84.018 | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tatanagar–Bilaspur sectionofHowrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JSG | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1891 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1969–70 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Jharsuguda 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 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]
Jharsuguda is located nearby the Ib river valley. It serves Ib Valley Coalfield and a growing industrial area.[4]
As of 7 April, 135 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) passed through Jharsuguda railway station.[5]
