Barbil railway station

Barbil railway station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Barbil in Kendujhar district.

Barbil
Indian Railway Station
LocationBarbil, Dt. Kendujhar, Odisha
India
Coordinates22°06′18″N 85°22′08″E
Elevation477 m (1,565 ft)
Line(s)Rajkharswan-Barajamda-Barbil branch line
Platforms1
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBBN
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Chakradharpur
History
Opened1925
Electrified1966–67
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Barbil
Location in Odisha
Barbil
Location in India

History

The Rajkharswan-Dongoaposi line was opened in 1924 and extended to Gua in 1925.[1]

Rajkharsawan-Dangoaposi section was electrified in 1960-61. It was extended to Noamundi in 1965-66. The Padapahar-Deojhar and Noamundi-Barajamda sections were electrified in 1966-67, and the same year electrification was extended to Gua and Bolanikhadan.[2] The branch line between Rajkharswan and Dongoaposi was amongst one of the first routes on the Indian Railways to be electrified with 25 KV-AC traction.[3]

Iron ore

The area around Barbil has a number of private iron ore mines. The Barbil-Joda region is the highest iron ore-producing region in the country. The annual output is around 40 million tonnes of lump and fines. State-wise, Odisha is the largest producer of iron ore in the country. It is the basic raw material for sponge iron and steel producers, many of whom who do not have access to captive mines. Moreover, India exports nearly two third of its iron ore production. Iron ore transport is a major task of the railway network in the region.[4]

Trains

There is a Jan Shatabdi from Barbil to Howrah,[5] an express train to Puri,[6] a passenger train to Tatanagar[7] and an inter-city express to Rourkela.[8]

Running train list:

1.18416/18415 PURI-BARBIL-PURI intercity [9]

2. 12022/12021 Barbil-Howrah JanShatabdi Express [10]

3. 58109/58110 Tata- Gua Passenger [11]

4. 18403/18404 Barbil-Rourkela Intercity Express

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References
  1. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. "Chakradharpur Division". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. Mohapatra, Sadananda. "Poor demand, higher scrap import hit iron ore lump prices". Business Standard, 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. "Barbil-Howrah Janshatabdi". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  6. "Puri-Barbil Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. "Barbil-Tatanagar". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  8. "Barbil-Chakradharpur". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  9. https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-puri-barbil-express-18416/2472/217/2890
  10. "Barbil-Howrah Janshatabdi". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  11. "Barbil-Tatanagar". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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Barajamda
South Eastern Railway zone
Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
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