Dhenkanal railway station

Dhenkanal
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Dhenkanal, Odisha India
Coordinates	20°40′N85°36′E / 20.67°N 85.60°E / 20.67; 85.60
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Owned by	East Coast Railway
Line(s)	Cuttack–Sambalpur line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5 tracks 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DNKL
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Khurda Road
History
Opened	1922;103 years ago (1922)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
Daily	Above 2000
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Dhenkanal Railway Station is a railway station which serves Dhenkanal district in Indian state of Odisha.

Gallery

Dhenkanal Railway Station Board

Dhenkanal railway station concrete board

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.

References

1. http://www.gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Angul_Gazetteer.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. "DNKL/Dhenkanal (2 PFs) Railway Station – Train Arrival Timings". India Rail Info.