Dhenkanal railway station

Dhenkanal railway station is a railway station which serves Dhenkanal district in Indian state of Odisha.

Dhenkanal
Indian Railways station
LocationDhenkanal, Odisha
India
Coordinates20°40′N 85°36′E
Elevation61 m (200 ft)
Owned byEast Coast Railway
Line(s)Cuttack–Sambalpur line
Platforms2
Tracks4 broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDNKL
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened1922 (1922)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
DailyAbove 2000
Location
Dhenkanal
Location in Odisha
Dhenkanal
Location in India

History

Dhenkanal railway station was developed in 1922 when Talcher coalfield was linked to Howrah–Chennai line. A double track was already present up to Talcher Town for facilitation of movement of coal. The Talcher–Sambalpur rail line was sanctioned in 1983. Construction of the Talcher–Sambalpur line began in 1987 and ended in 1996 and the line became operational in 1998.[1]

Services

The number of halting trains in Dhenkanal railway station is 48.[2] It handles more than 2,000 passengers daily. It has direct trains to New Delhi, Mumbai and also connects Western Odisha to the state capital Bhubaneswar.

The Dhenkanal railway station is on the Cuttack–Sambalpur section of East Coast railway line, which is a major route connecting Western Odisha to Coastal Odisha. It is directly connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Surat, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, Bhopal, Vishakhapatnam, Amritsar, Raipur, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela, and Sambalpur.

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