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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 = Sambalpur Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Sambalpur Rail.gif
| image_caption = Sambalpur junction railway station
| address = Farm Road, Khetrajpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.483|N|83.961|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|150|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| lines = [[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line]]
[[Cuttack–Sambalpur line]],(Sambalpur–Gopalpur line via Phulbani proposal), (Sambalpur- Raigarh via Belpahar proposal)
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 6 Platforms
| tracks = 7 tracks {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Available (free & paid)
| opened = 1889
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = SBP
| zone = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Sambalpur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 140000 per day
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_dot_label =
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
|line=East Coast Railway zone|left=Sambalpur Road|right=Hirakud|type=[[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line|Jharsuguda–Titlagarh branch line]]
|line2=East Coast Railway zone|right2=Sambalpur Road|type2=[[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line|Sambalpur–Barang branch line]]}}
}}
'''Sambalpur Junction 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 River|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.

==History==
The Sambalpur - Titilagarh Railway line forms a part at the Project to develop capacity for the export of two million tons of ore annually through the Visakhapatnam Port. The Project is the result at a tripartite agreement between the U.SA., Japan and our country. The Government of U.S.A. have agreed to
make a loan at 20 million dollars and the loan from Japan would be in yens for an amount equivalent at 8 million dollars All negotiations in connection with this project have been carried on by the Ministry of Finance.

According to the present estimates construction of the railway line which is going to be 114 tows in length sanctioned on 24 April 1959 would cost Rs. 14.58
crores. That would be the construction part of it We would require some more money for import of diesel locomotives and all that For that we hope the United States loan will be available.<ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1750/1/lsd_02_07_06-05-1959.pdf page 15</ref> The Sambalpur–Titilagarh line was opened to traffic in 1963.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} The Sambalpur- Titlagarh line was opened to traffic in April 1963. The Sambalpur–Talcher line was sanctioned in 1983 and was completed in 1998.

===Railway Organization===
Sambalpur Railway station is functioning under Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway.

===Doubling===
Doubling of Sambalpur–Jharsuguda railway line is completed, and Sambalpur–Titlagarh has been also completed .<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/planning/downloads/vision_2020_blue_050411.pdf |title = Blueprint for railway electrification| publisher=Railway Board | access-date = 2012-12-08}}</ref>

===Electrification===
Electrification of the Titlagarh–Sambalpur–Jharsuguda and Angul-Sambalpur sections were sanctioned in the [[Railway Budget]] for 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/budget-2012/rail-budget/What-is-new-in-Railway-Budget-2012-13/articleshow/12267354.cms |title = What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13|work=The Times of India|date=14 March 2012| access-date = 2012-11-10}}</ref> Electrified double tracks are now operational between Titlagarh–Sambalpur – Jharsuguda stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sambalpur-junction-sbp/245|title=Sambalpur Station – 68 Train Departures ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry|last=afraaz|website=India Rail Info|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> Work of doubling and electrification between Sambalpur and Angul is in progress. In September 2015, the route has been electrified from [[Angul]] to Kerejanga and the work is expected to be completed in the upcoming 5 years.

==Amenities==
Sambalpur railway station has a four-bedded dormitory.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://ali-ali4u.blogspot.in/2008/07/east-coast-railway-amenities-at.html |title = East Coast Railway Amenities at Stations (as in 2008)| access-date = 13 July 2013}}</ref> Other amenities at the railway station include computerized reservation offices, telephone booth, cloak room, waiting room and book stall.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/sambalpur-sbp-railway-station.html |title = Sambalpur railway station (SBP) | publisher= Make my trip| access-date = 13 July 2013}}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
11 train originate at Sambalpur and 56 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through this station.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=SBP&name=SAMBALPUR| title = Sambalpur railway station details| publisher = IndianTrains.org| access-date = 2012-11-10| archive-date = 17 July 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120717004305/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=SBP&name=SAMBALPUR| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Sambalpur railway station serves around 140,000 passengers every day.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/SBP/Sambalpur |title = Sambalpur railway station (SBP) | publisher= Indian rail enquiry| access-date = 13 July 2013}}</ref>

==Expansion and requirement of new trains==
With current infrastructure attaining full utilization, there is requirement of additional 2 platforms to accommodate more space for the station, with this the station shall have 7 platforms, along with platforms 1A and 2A.
There is also a need to start commuter train service between Sambalpur and Angul Section and Sambalpur- Jharsuguda- Rourkela Section of East Coast Railway and South Eastern Railway respectively.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=SBP&name=SAMBALPUR Trains at Sambalpur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717004305/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=SBP&name=SAMBALPUR |date=17 July 2012 }}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Sambalpur}}

{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1963]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Sambalpur district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Odisha]]
[[Category:Transport in Sambalpur]]
[[Category:Sambalpur railway division]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sambalpur]]

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