Khurda Road–Bolangir line

Khurda Road–Bolangir line
Khurda Road, the starting station on Khurda Road–Bolangir line
Overview
StatusUnder construction
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleOdisha
Termini
Service
Type1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operator(s)East Coast Railway zone
Technical
Line length245 KM completed. Completed sections = Bolangir to Adhonigarh 140 KM and Daspalla to Khurda Road 105 KM
Track length306.25 km (190 mi)[1]
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrificationwork is under progress
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
Jharsuguda–
Vizianagaram line
0
 Balangir
Jharsuguda–
Vizianagaram line
16
 Bichhupali
26
 Jhartarbha
49
 Sonepur
64
 Jharsamunda
81
 Boudh
110
 Champapur
112
 Puranakatak
130
 Charichhack
140
 Adhonigarh
149
 Banigoccha
165
 Buguda
191
 Dasapalla
208
 Nuagaon
218
 Mahipur
230
 Nayagarh Town
242
 Bolagarh Road
249
 Bolagarh Town PH
260
 Rajasunakhala
278
 Begunia
291
 Khurda Town
Khurda Road–
Visakhapatnam section
Kharagpur–Puri line
306
 Khurda Road Junction
Khurda Road–
Visakhapatnam section
km

The Khurda Road–Bolangir line is a rail line between Khurda Road Junction and Balangir which is under construction. Recent 15.06.2024 CRS was inspected between Sonpur to Purunapani and Purunapani to Jharmunda section. Soon Boudh District on Railways Map.

History

It was surveyed in 1945 but the project was sanctioned in 1994–95. The state government has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Railways to undertake some parts of the project on cost sharing basis.

The project which was initially estimated to be ₹1,000 crore (US$160 million) is now estimated to be nearly ₹2,000 crore (US$310 million) after almost 20 years of delay due to low budgetary provisions and issues of land acquisition.

This rail line will link cities of Nayagarh, Boudh and Sonepur with Bhubaneswar and Bolangir. Smaller towns like Tarbha, Daspalla, Banigochha and Mahipur will also be linked by this rail line. Work at Bolangir side of this project is completed till Jharmunda.

The Khurda Road–Bolangir rail line will connect Khurda Road to Balangir in a shorter way through Daspalla.[2]

A new 306.25 km-long railway line from Balangir to Khurda Road junction was sanctioned in 1994 and its foundation stone was laid in June 2001 but there has been very little progress in construction of this railway line. Out of 306.25 km length, 26 km is in Balangir district. Even all the land required for the railway line had not been acquired until the end of 2011.

In 2015–16 Rail Budget, the rail line got a green signal from Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu as Rs 4682 crore was allotted for Odisha. As construction will be done in three phases, first between Khurda Road to Begunia a 36 km stretch then 76 km from Begunia to Daspalla and 194.25 km from Daspalla to Balangir via Phulbani & Bhainsapali under the review of Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik.[3][4][5][6]

In July 2016, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Khordha Road–Begunia 36 km stretch and tracks are being laid from Begunia to Nayagarh which was completed by June 2017 and whole project to be completed in 2021. Presently five trains run regularly between Khurda Road (KUR) and Nayagarh Town (NYGT) station.

On 15 January 2019 the prime minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi inaugurated the first train from Balangir to Bicchupalli Station on Bolangir–Khurda Road route.

This will connect Nayagarh,Boudh, Sonepur and Balangir which are economically backward districts in the state.[7]

Current status

The 41.5 km railway line between Khurda Road and Rajsunakhala has already been commissioned and two pairs of trains are running along the stretch.

On 20 March 2017, Mr Suresh Prabhu flag off the extension of Khurda Road-Rajsunakhala passenger train up to newly built Bolagarh Road station.

Nayagarh was put on the railway map of the country on 19 June 2017 when railway minister Suresh Prabhu formally dedicated the new line from Bolagarh Road to Nayagarh as part of the ongoing Khurda Road-Balangir project. Mr Suresh Prabhu commissioned the 12.8 km line formally by video link from New Delhi.

On 30 October 2018, a trial run on the newly laid railway track between Bolangir and Bhainsapalli(renamed as Bhichhupalli) on Khurda–Bolangir route was conducted.

On 15 January 2019 the prime minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi inaugurated the first train from Balangir to Bicchupalli station on Bolangir–Khurda Road route.

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Saturday (20 July 2019) conducted trial run of an engine on newly built track from Nayagarh Town to Mahipur (12 km) in the ongoing Khurda Road–Balangir (289-km) railway line project. ECoR has already completed and commissioned about 80 km of rail line, including 65.455 km from Khurda Road to Nayagarh Town and 14.580 km from Balangir to Bichhupalli of the 25-year-old project. With the newly built 12 km rail line from Nayagarh Town to Mahipur, altogether 92 km rail line of Khurda Road–Balangir ongoing project has been completed.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (26 December 2019) inaugurated the railway line between Nayagarh Town and Mahipur railway station as part of the ongoing Khurda Road–Bolangir rail project.

Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Kolkata inspected the 13.050 km long rail line between Mahipur and Nuagaon Station of the ongoing Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project on 23 March 2022.

On 30 June 2022, Railway minister Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw opened the 13-km Mahipur-Nuagaon railway section of the Khurda Road-Balangir line.

The newly-laid Broad Gauge Rail Line of 10.65 km between Bichhupali and Jhartarbha of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project has been completed the East Coast Railway (ECoR) informed on 10 Nov 2022. commissioned and inauguration by Sri Narendra Modi on 18 May 2023.[8] There was a trial run conducted between the two station on 26 July 2023.

On December 19, 2023, the Khurda-Balangir Rail Line Project witnessed a significant advancement with a trial run between stations in Subarnapur district. This trial run encompassed the stretch from Khambeswaripali to Sonepur, marking a crucial phase of the project after the completion of 49 KM from Balangir side up to Sonepur railway station.

On January 3, 2024, the General Manager of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), Manoj Sharma, announced that the ECoR plans to extend the line by 73 km from Sonepur to Purunakatak in Boudh district by the end of 2024. Additionally, in a strategic move, the ECoR has revised the project deadline to December 2026.[9]

On January 6, 2024, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Daspalla station in Odisha's Nayagarh district and the Nuagaon Road-Daspalla line.[10]

On February 3, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Puri-Sonepur-Puri Weekly Express at an event in Sambalpur district. This new weekly train service, set to commence on February 8, marks the inclusion of Sonepur district in the railway network map. The train from Puri to Sonepur will operate every Thursday, and the return journey from Sonepur to Puri will be available every Friday.[11][12]


On June 15, 2024 CRS inspected Sonepur to Purunapani and Purunapani to Jharmunda section of Khurdha Road Balangir new BG line.

On November 6, 2024 CRS inspection done between Jharmunda to Boudh section on Khurda Bolangir railway route and the train services likely to be start from 15 November on Sonepur Boudh section

References

  1. ^ "Length of the track". Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Odisha to provide free land, bear 50% cost of Khurda–Bolangir railway project". The Hindu. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ Bijoy, Sujit (17 September 2015). "Khurda Road-Balangir rail line work from Dec". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. ^ Odisha CM plea to Prabhu for MoUs on new rail lines
  5. ^ Naveen Patnaik Reviews Khurda-Balangir Rail Project
  6. ^ Odisha, Rlys in pact for Khurda Road–Bolangir rail link
  7. ^ Train services to be extended to Bolagarh by June end
  8. ^ "Bichhupali-Jhartarbha Rail Line of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project Completed: ECoR". 12 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Railways targets to complete Sonepur-Purunakatak section in 2024". The Times of India. 3 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Odisha's development is PM's commitment: Vaishnaw after inaugurating station, rail line". 6 January 2024.
  11. ^ Bureau, O. B. (3 February 2024). "Sonepur On Rail Network Map As PM Modi Flags Off First Train To This Odisha District". odishabytes. Retrieved 4 February 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "PM flags off Puri-Sonepur Express in Odisha". 3 February 2024.

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