Kendujhar railway station

Not to be confused with Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station on the Kharagpur-Khurda Road section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Kendujhar
Indian Railway Station
Location Kendujhar, Odisha
India
Coordinates 21°39′36″N 85°37′36″E / 21.6601°N 85.6268°E / 21.6601; 85.6268Coordinates: 21°39′36″N 85°37′36″E / 21.6601°N 85.6268°E / 21.6601; 85.6268
Elevation 480 m (1,575 ft)
Line(s) Padapahar-Jakhapura branch line
Platforms ?
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code KDJR
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened 2009
Location
Location of Kendujhar railway station in Odisha

Kendujhar railway station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Kendujhar (formerly called Keonjhar) in Kendujhar district. It is on the Padapahar-Jakhapura branch line.

History

Construction of the line between Jakhapura and Daitari was sanctioned in 1976-77. It was commissioned in 1981. The 152 km (94 mi) long Daitari-Banspani line was sanctioned in 1992-93 to facilitate transportation of iron ore for export through Paradip Port. The Banspani-Kendujhar section was operational in 2004. The Kendujhar-Tomka section was operational in 2007. Passenger trains started plying on this route in 2009.[1][2][3]

Geography

The area is a largely forested plateau.[4]

Trains

Among the trains available at Kendujhar are Barbil-Puri Express and Kendujhar-Bhubaneswar Fast Passenger which are now running daily. Also a VSKP-TATA-VSKP weekly Express is added on this route. More number of passenger and Express trains is the requirement of Keonjhar. Comparison to other populated areas it has only one daily train to Bhubaneswar. With the existing rush clearly there is requirement of three more daily trains to Bhubaneswar from here it can either passenger or Express. Local trains are need to connect KDJR to Joda and Barbil which are nearest towns and popular destinations of this district.

Running train list: 1.18416/18415 PURI-BARBIL & BARBIL-PURI INTERCITY 2.KDJR-BBS Fast Passenger 3. VSKP-TATA-VSKP Weekly Express

Imaginary trains: 1.VSKP/BBS-NDLS Rajdhani Express via-SKND, KDJR, BSPX, SINI,BKSC. Like this many more... trains[5]

References

  1. ↑ Dey, Nilanjan. "Daitari-Keonjhar-Banspani line -- Early completion of rail project stressed". The Hindu Business Line, 12 February 2002. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Up gradation of existing Jakhapura-Daitari line" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Daitari-Banspani" (PDF). East Coast Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Forestry at a Glance". Geography. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Passenger trains cancelled in Keonjhar without notice". The Times of India, 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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