Sambalpur Junction railway station

































Sambalpur

Indian Railway Junction Station
LocationSambalpur, Odisha
India
Coordinates
21°28′59″N 83°57′40″E / 21.483°N 83.961°E / 21.483; 83.961Coordinates: 21°28′59″N 83°57′40″E / 21.483°N 83.961°E / 21.483; 83.961
Elevation150 m (492 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)
Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line
Cuttack-Sambalpur line
Platforms3
Tracks
Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).7 track
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable (Free & Paid)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSBP
Zone(s)East Coast Railway
Division(s)Sambalpur railway division
History
Opened1963
ElectrifiedYes
Location


Sambalpur railway station is located in Odisha

Sambalpur railway station


Sambalpur railway station




Location in Odisha

Sambalpur Railway Station serves Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is a major railway junction in Odisha and headquarters of Sambalpur railway division.This railway station is the cleanest railway station of East Coast Railway declared by Indian Railway . There are four other railway stations serving Sambalpur, viz. Sambalpur Road Railway Station(SBPD), Sambalpur City Railway Station(SBPY), Hirakud (HKG), across the Mahanadi and Maneswar Railway Station(MANE). Locally this station is called Khetrajpur Railway Station since it is located in that area of the city.




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Railway Organization


    • 1.2 Doubling


    • 1.3 Electrification



  • 2 Amenities


  • 3 Passenger movement


  • 4 Expansion and requirement of new trains


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History


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.[1] The Sambalpur-Titlagarh line was opened to traffic in 1963.[2]


The Sambalpur-Talcher line was sanctioned in 1983 and was completed in 1998.[3]



Railway Organization


Sambalpur Railway station is functioning under Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway.



Doubling


Doubling of Sambalpur-Jharsuguda railway line is completed, and Sambalpur-Titlagarh has been sanctioned and work is in progress.[4]



Electrification


Electrification of the Titlagarh–Sambalpur-Jharsuguda and Angul-Sambalpur sections were sanctioned in the Railway Budget for 2012-13.[5] Electrified double tracks are now operational between Titlagarh-Sambalpur - Jharsuguda stations.[6] Work of doubling and electrification between Sambalpur and Angul is in progress. In September 2015, the route has been electrified from Angul to Kerejanga and the work is expected to be completed in the upcoming 5 years.



Amenities


Sambalpur railway station has a four-bedded dormitory.[7] Other amenities at the railway station include computerized reservation offices, telephone booth, cloak room, waiting room and book stall.[8]



Passenger movement


11 train originate at Sambalpur and 56 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through this station.[9]


Sambalpur railway station serves around 99,000 passengers every day.[10]



Expansion and requirement of new trains


With current infrastructure attaining full utilization, there is requirement of additional 2 platforms to accommodate more space for the station, with this the station shall have 5 platforms.
There is a need to start commuter train service between Sambalpur and Angul Section of East Coast Railway.



References




  1. ^ Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-27..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.


  3. ^ "Talcher-Sambalpur Project". Process Register. Retrieved 2012-11-27.


  4. ^ "Blueprint for railway electrification" (PDF). Railway Board. Retrieved 2012-12-08.


  5. ^ "What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13". The Times of India, 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-10.


  6. ^ afraaz. "Sambalpur Station - 68 Train Departures ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.


  7. ^ "East Coast Railway Amenities at Stations (as in 2008)". Retrieved 13 July 2013.


  8. ^ "Sambalpur railway station (SBP)". Make my trip. Retrieved 13 July 2013.


  9. ^ "Sambalpur railway station details". IndianTrains.org. Retrieved 2012-11-10.


  10. ^ "Sambalpur railway station (SBP)". Indian rail enquiry. Retrieved 13 July 2013.




External links


  • Trains at Sambalpur

Sambalpur travel guide from Wikivoyage

















Preceding station
 

Indian Railways
 
Following station
Sambalpur Road

East Coast Railway zone
Jharsuguda-Titlagarh branch line

Hirakud
Terminus
East Coast Railway zone
Sambalpur-Barang branch line

Sambalpur Road







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