Sambalpur railway station

Sambalpur
Indian Railway Junction Station

Sambalpur railway station
Location Sambalpur, 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
Elevation 150 m (492 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s)

Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line

Sambalpur-Bhubaneswar line
Platforms 4
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code SBP
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Sambalpur railway division
History
Opened 1963
Electrified Sanctioned in Railway Budget 2012-2013
Location
Sambalpur railway station
Location in Odisha

Sambalpur Railway Station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Sambalpur in Sambalpur district. There are four other railway stations serving Sambalpur – 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.

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 Talcher-Sambalpur, Sambalpur-Jharsuguda 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]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.[6] Other amenities at the railway station include computerized reservation offices, telephone booth, cloak room, waiting room and book stall.[7]

Passenger movement

4 trains originate at Sambalpur and 36 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through this station.[8]

Sambalpur railway station serves around 99,000 passengers every day.[9]

Expansion of and requirement of new trains

With current infrastructure attaining full utilization, there is requirement of additional 3 platforms to decongest the station. With this the station shall have 7 platforms. There is need to start local train service between Sambalpur and Rourkela and also between Sambalpur and Angul Section of East Coast Railway within a gap of 30 minutes in each direction. Following trains are demanded by Western Odisha Passengers Association. Sambalpur - Visakhapatnam Intercity daily, Sambalpur - Chennai Tri-Weekly Superfast Express, Sambalpur - Jeypore Express Daily and Rajdhani Express to Delhi.


References

  1. ↑ Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  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. ↑ "East Coast Railway Amenities at Stations (as in 2008)". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sambalpur railway station (SBP)". Make my trip. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sambalpur railway station details". IndianTrains.org. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  9. ↑ "Sambalpur railway station (SBP)". Indian rail enquiry. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

Sambalpur travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Sambalpur Road
East Coast Railway zone
Hirakud
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Sambalpur Road
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