Rourkela Junction railway station
Rourkela Junction | |||||||||||
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Rourkela Junction Main Entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Near New Bus Stand, Rourkela, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°13′39″N 84°51′46″E / 22.2276°N 84.8629°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railways | ||||||||||
| Lines | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Rourkela–Ranchi section of Hatia–Rourkela line, Rourkela–Birmitrapur branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 10 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | ROU | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1961–62 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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Rourkela Junction railway station (station code:- ROU) is a railway junction located in the north-western part of the Indian state of Odisha and serves Rourkela in Sundergarh district. Rourkela is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Odisha.