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	==History==		==History==
	In 1922, a railway line was built from Talcher to Nergundi to connect the coalfields in Talcher to the [[Howrah-Chennai main line]].<ref name="frontline">{{cite web\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2208/stories/20050422001510000.htm\|website=Frontline.in\|title=A saga of performance\|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> But since there was a needto connect the coalfields of Western Odisha to Eastern Odisha, the Talcher–Sambalpur railway project was commissioned in 1983 and the work began in 1987. It was completed in 1996 and became operational in 1998. The flagging off of the [[Tapaswini Express]], the first passenger train of the section by the Hon'ble Minister of Railways, fulfilled the long cherished dream of the people of Odisha to have a cultural, emotional, and socio-economic integration of the eastern and western parts of the State. This rail link, apart from relieving congestion of the Howrah–Mumbai and Howrah–Chennai trunk routes, reduced the distance between Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Puri, respectively the commercial, political, and cultural capitals of Odisha, to important Indian cities of Western and Northern India such as Mumbai, New Delhi, etc. by 380 km.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1302602482123-Talcher-Sambalpur.pdf~~\|format=PDF~~\|title=Talcher-Sambalpur\|website=Eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in\|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>		In 1922, a railway line was built from Talcher to Nergundi to connect the coalfields in Talcher to the [[Howrah-Chennai main line]].<ref name="frontline">{{cite web\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2208/stories/20050422001510000.htm\|website=Frontline.in\|title=A saga of performance\|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> But since there was a needto connect the coalfields of Western Odisha to Eastern Odisha, the Talcher–Sambalpur railway project was commissioned in 1983 and the work began in 1987. It was completed in 1996 and became operational in 1998. The flagging off of the [[Tapaswini Express]], the first passenger train of the section by the Hon'ble Minister of Railways, fulfilled the long cherished dream of the people of Odisha to have a cultural, emotional, and socio-economic integration of the eastern and western parts of the State. This rail link, apart from relieving congestion of the Howrah–Mumbai and Howrah–Chennai trunk routes, reduced the distance between Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Puri, respectively the commercial, political, and cultural capitals of Odisha, to important Indian cities of Western and Northern India such as Mumbai, New Delhi, etc. by 380 km.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1302602482123-Talcher-Sambalpur.pdf\|title=Talcher-Sambalpur\|website=Eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in\|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>

	==Electrification and doubling==		==Electrification and doubling==
	The track doubling and the electrification of the Nergundi–Talcher section were completed in 2015. The Angul–Sambalpur section electrification was completed in 2018. The track doubling work of Angul-Boinda and Rairakhol-Sambalpur sections ~~are under progress. The tentative date of its completion~~ is ~~set~~ to ~~2020~~.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Electrification-doubling-of-rly-lines-to-be-over-by-2020/articleshow/49764386.cms\|title=Electrification, doubling of rly lines to be over by 2020\|newspaper=[[Times of India]]\|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> <ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-modi-unveils-slew-of-projects-worth-over-rs-1550-cr-in-odisha/articleshow/67537519.cms</ref>		The track doubling and the electrification of the Nergundi–Talcher section were completed in 2015. The Angul–Sambalpur section electrification was completed in 2018. The track doubling work of Angul-Boinda is completed and Rairakhol-Sambalpur sections is partially completed with the stretch between Jujomura to Sambalpur city is yet to be completed. <ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Electrification-doubling-of-rly-lines-to-be-over-by-2020/articleshow/49764386.cms\|title=Electrification, doubling of rly lines to be over by 2020\|newspaper=[[Times of India]]\|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-modi-unveils-slew-of-projects-worth-over-rs-1550-cr-in-odisha/articleshow/67537519.cms \|title=PM Modi unveils slew of projects worth over Rs 1,550 cr in Odisha - The Economic Times \|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085258/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-modi-unveils-slew-of-projects-worth-over-rs-1550-cr-in-odisha/articleshow/67537519.cms \|archive-date=2019-02-03}} </ref>

	==NALCO and NTPC links==		==NALCO and NTPC links==
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	==Coalfield links==		==Coalfield links==
	[[Talcher Coalfield]] with reserves of 38.65 billion tonnes, the largest in India,<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf \| title =Coal Resources of India (As on 1.1.2004) \| publisher =Coal Wing, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata \| access-date =2012-11-30 \| url-status =dead \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120327022156/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf \| archive-date =2012-03-27 \| df =dmy-all }}</ref> is located on the Cuttack–Sambalpur line.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://coal.nic.in/sites/upload_files/coal/files/captiveblockold/listof17blocks/01_Sarapal-Nuaparha_Salient_Feature.pdf~~\|format=PDF~~\|title=SARAPAL-NUAPARHA, TALCHER COALFIELD\|website=Coal.nic.in\|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref> This railway line connects the MCL coalfields of [[Brajrajnagar]] and [[Talcher]] in western and eastern Odisha respectively.		[[Talcher Coalfield]] with reserves of 38.65 billion tonnes, the largest in India,<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf \| title =Coal Resources of India (As on 1.1.2004) \| publisher =Coal Wing, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata \| access-date =2012-11-30 \| url-status =dead \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120327022156/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf \| archive-date =2012-03-27 \| df =dmy-all }}</ref> is located on the Cuttack–Sambalpur line.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://coal.nic.in/sites/upload_files/coal/files/captiveblockold/listof17blocks/01_Sarapal-Nuaparha_Salient_Feature.pdf\|title=SARAPAL-NUAPARHA, TALCHER COALFIELD\|website=Coal.nic.in\|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref> This railway line connects the MCL coalfields of [[Brajrajnagar]] and [[Talcher]] in western and eastern Odisha respectively.

	==Speed limits==		==Speed limits==
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	==Passenger movement==		==Passenger movement==
	[[Cuttack railway station\|Cuttack]], [[Dhenkanal railway station\|Dhenkanal]], [[Angul railway station\|Angul]], [[Talcher road railway station\|Talcher road ]] and [[Sambalpur railway station\|Sambalpur]] are the busiest railway stations in this section.		[[Cuttack railway station\|Cuttack]], [[Dhenkanal railway station\|Dhenkanal]], [[Angul railway station\|Angul]], [[Talcher road railway station\|Talcher road]] and [[Sambalpur railway station\|Sambalpur]] are the busiest railway stations in this section.

	==References==		==References==

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The '''Cuttack–Sambalpur line''' is a railway line connecting the cities of [[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]] with the [[Sambalpur railway station|Sambalpur]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]].

==Geography==
The Cuttack–Sambalpur line traverses the center of [[Odisha]] running along the river [[Mahanadi]]. Its route connects four districts of Odisha: [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]], [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]], [[Angul district|Angul]] and [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]. It connects the [[Mahanadi Coalfields]] in Talcher and [[Nalco]] in Angul to [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] in the east and [[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line]] in the west. It also connects [[Mahanadi Coalfields]] in Western Odisha to [[Talcher]].

==History==
In 1922, a railway line was built from Talcher to Nergundi to connect the coalfields in Talcher to the [[Howrah-Chennai main line]].<ref name="frontline">{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2208/stories/20050422001510000.htm|website=Frontline.in|title=A saga of performance|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> But since there was a needto connect the coalfields of Western Odisha to Eastern Odisha, the Talcher–Sambalpur railway project was commissioned in 1983 and the work began in 1987. It was completed in 1996 and became operational in 1998. The flagging off of the [[Tapaswini Express]], the first passenger train of the section by the Hon'ble Minister of Railways, fulfilled the long cherished dream of the people of Odisha to have a cultural, emotional, and socio-economic integration of the eastern and western parts of the State. This rail link, apart from relieving congestion of the Howrah–Mumbai and Howrah–Chennai trunk routes, reduced the distance between Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Puri, respectively the commercial, political, and cultural capitals of Odisha, to important Indian cities of Western and Northern India such as Mumbai, New Delhi, etc. by 380 km.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1302602482123-Talcher-Sambalpur.pdf|format=PDF|title=Talcher-Sambalpur|website=Eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>

==Electrification and doubling==
The track doubling and the electrification of the Nergundi–Talcher section were completed in 2015. The Angul–Sambalpur section electrification was completed in 2018. The track doubling work of Angul-Boinda and Rairakhol-Sambalpur sections are under progress. The tentative date of its completion is set to 2020.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Electrification-doubling-of-rly-lines-to-be-over-by-2020/articleshow/49764386.cms|title=Electrification, doubling of rly lines to be over by 2020|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> <ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-modi-unveils-slew-of-projects-worth-over-rs-1550-cr-in-odisha/articleshow/67537519.cms</ref>

==NALCO and NTPC links==

This railway line connects NALCO and NTPC plants in Angul to rest of the country. The plant receives coal from the Lingaraj coal mine of MCL through a MGR Railway transportation system covering a distance of 39  km.

==Coalfield links==
[[Talcher Coalfield]] with reserves of 38.65 billion tonnes, the largest in India,<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf | title =Coal Resources of India (As on 1.1.2004) | publisher =Coal Wing, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata | access-date =2012-11-30 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120327022156/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf | archive-date =2012-03-27 | df =dmy-all }}</ref> is located on the Cuttack–Sambalpur line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coal.nic.in/sites/upload_files/coal/files/captiveblockold/listof17blocks/01_Sarapal-Nuaparha_Salient_Feature.pdf|format=PDF|title=SARAPAL-NUAPARHA, TALCHER COALFIELD|website=Coal.nic.in|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref> This railway line connects the MCL coalfields of [[Brajrajnagar]] and [[Talcher]] in western and eastern Odisha respectively.

==Speed limits==
The Cuttack–Sambalpur line is classified as a "Group D Spl" line which can take speeds up to 100 km/h. This section already carries high traffic density and is likely to grow substantially in future with the completion of doubling work. The sanctioned speed limit for this line is 100 km/h.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title = Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way| website=Indianrailways.gov.in| access-date = 2013-01-02 }}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
[[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]], [[Dhenkanal railway station|Dhenkanal]], [[Angul railway station|Angul]], [[Talcher road railway station|Talcher road ]] and [[Sambalpur railway station|Sambalpur]] are the busiest railway stations in this section.

==References==
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1998]]
[[Category:Transport in Cuttack]]
[[Category:Transport in Sambalpur]]