Sambalpur junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
 Sambalpur junction railway station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Farm Road, Khetrajpur, Sambalpur, Odisha India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°28′59″N 83°57′40″E / 21.483°N 83.961°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 150 m (492 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Cuttack–Sambalpur line,(Sambalpur–Gopalpur line via Phulbani proposal), (Sambalpur- Raigarh via Belpahar proposal) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 Platforms [1A, 1, 2, 3] ( platform 4,5,6 and 7 under-construction ) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.7 track | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available (free & paid) | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | SBP | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sambalpur | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 140000 per day | ||||||||||||||||
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Sambalpur railway station serves Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is a major railway junction in Odisha and headquarters of Sambalpur railway division. This railway station is the cleanest railway station of East Coast Railway declared by Indian Railway. There are four other railway stations serving Sambalpur, viz. Sambalpur Road railway station (SBPD), Sambalpur City railway station (SBPY), Hirakud (HKG), across the Mahanadi and Maneswar railway station (MANE). Locally this station is called Khetrajpur railway station since it is located in that area of the city. Sambalpur Junction is the oldest and one of the biggest and busiest railway stations of Odisha and East Coast Railway Division.