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{{Short description|Railway station in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Rourkela Junction
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] junction station
| image = Rourkela junction Main Entrance.jpg
| address = Near New Bus Stand, [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]]
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.2276|N|84.8629|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|219|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railways]]
| tracks = 10 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| parking = Yes
| status = Functioning
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = ROU
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Chakradharpur}}
}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1891}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1961–62
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_dot_label = Rourkela Junction
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| image_size =
| image_caption = Rourkela Junction Main Entrance
| line = [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]], <br> [[Rourkela–Ranchi section]] of [[Hatia–Rourkela line]], <br> [[Rourkela–Birmitrapur branch line]]
| other = Auto stand [[File:Feature ticket office.svg|20px|Computerized Ticketing Counters]] [[File:Feature parking.svg|20px|Parking]] [[File:Feature accessible.svg|20px|Disabled Access]] [[File:SymbolCoffeeShop.svg|20px|Food Plaza]] [[File:AB-Autobahnkiosk.svg|20px|Kiosks]] [[File:Aseos Públicos.jpg|20px|WC]] [[File:Aiga taxi.svg|20px|Taxi Stand]] [[File:Feature suburban buses.svg|20px|Public Transportation]]
| platform = 7
| accessible = {{access icon|20px}} Available
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=South Eastern Railway zone|left=Bondamunda|right=Panposh|type=[[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]],[[Hatia–Rourkela line]],[[Rourkela–Birmitrapur branch line]]}}
}}

'''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 [[List of cities in Odisha by population|third-largest]] [[urban agglomeration]] in Odisha.

== History ==
Rourkela railway station came up with the opening of the Nagpur–Asansol main line of [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] in 1891. It became a station on the crosscountry [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] in 1900.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 2012-12-05 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Rourkela was connected to Barsuan iron ore mines in 1960.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://rourkelarail.wetpaint.com/page/BONDAMUNDA+JUNCTION |title =Bondamunda Junction | access-date = 2012-12-08 }}</ref> In earlier days the railway station of Rourkela was within the village of Mahulpali. The railway station gained in importance with the setting up of India's first public sector steel plant at Rourkela in the nineteen fifties.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sail.co.in/|title = Steel Authority of India Limited – A Maharatna |work= Rourkela Steel Plant| publisher=SAIL | access-date = 2012-12-05 }}</ref> It was electrified in 1961–62.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-12-05 }}</ref>

==Busy station==
Rourkela railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2012-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> 11 trains originate at Rourkela and 111 trains(including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=ROU&name=ROURKELA |title=Rourkela Railway Station details |publisher=indiantrains.org |access-date=2012-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715220818/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=ROU&name=ROURKELA |archive-date=15 July 2012 }}</ref> It is situated on the Kolkata–Mumbai South Eastern railway line which is a major route connecting the two metros of India. Rourkela is connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Asansol, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, Patna, Vishakhapatnam, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Cuttack, Puri, Berhampur, Sambalpur and Jammu & Kashmir and Ranchi.

==Bimlagarh–Talcher project==
The {{convert|156|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long line connecting Bimlagarh on the [[Bondamunda–Barsuan branch line]] and Talcher on the [[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line|Sambalpur–Talcher–Barang branch line]], was sanctioned in 2004–05 and construction is in progress. This line when complete would reduce the distance between Rourkela and Bhubaneswar, the state capital, from 460 km (via Sambalpur) to 300 km.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welcomeorissa.com/orissa_news.php?opt=view&id=31329&ChosenDay=19&ChosenMonth=04&ChosenYear=2011 |title=Bimlagarh–Talcher rail link: All decks cleared |publisher=Welcome Orissa |access-date=2012-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025742/http://www.welcomeorissa.com/orissa_news.php?opt=view&id=31329&ChosenDay=19&ChosenMonth=04&ChosenYear=2011 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Electric Loco Shed, Rourkela==
[[File:BDM RKL Shed.png|center|thumb|536x536px|Rourkela Electric Locomotive Shed]]
'''Electric Loco Shed, Rourkela''' is the 3rd electric loco shed of
Chakradharpur Division, South Eastern Railway. It has a holding capacity of 200 Electric locomotives.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Serial No. !! Locomotive Class !! Horsepower !! Quantity
|-
| 1. || [[WAG-9]] || 6120 || 289
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives Active as of February 2026'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electric Loco Holding |url=https://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html |access-date=30 May 2025 |website=Railnet}}</ref>|| 289
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/rourkela-junction-rou/170 Trains at Rourkela]
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Rourkela}}

{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Sundergarh district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Odisha]]
[[Category:Chakradharpur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1891]]
[[Category:Transport in Rourkela]]

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