Bondamunda | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bondamunda,Sundergarh district,Odisha India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°14′09″N84°55′31″E / 22.2359°N 84.9254°E /22.2359; 84.9254 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railwaysjunction station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section ofHowrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 65 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | BNDM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1961–62 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bondamunda railway station (station code:-BNDM), located in the Indian state ofOdisha, servesBondamunda andRourkela inSundergarh district.
The Nagpur–Asansol main line ofBengal Nagpur Railway came up in 1891 and the cross-countryHowrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line started functioning in 1900.[1]
After independence of India, this area saw a lot of activity. In the 1950s whenRourkela Steel Plant was being constructed, a marshalling yard was set up at Bondamunda to cater to the requirements of bulk transportation. New lines were added. A 170 km (106 mi) line was constructed to establish a direct link withRanchi. Bondamunda was connected to Barsuan iron ore mines in 1960 and the line was extended to Kiriburu in 1964. The marshalling yard is the second largest in India.[2]
Bondamunda was electrified in the year between 1961–62.[3][4]
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horespower | Quantity |
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| 1. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 11 |
| 2. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 1 |
| 3. | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 129 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of July 2025[5][6] | 141 | ||
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
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| 1. | WAP-7 | 6350 | 19 |
| 2. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 2 |
| 3. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 267 |
| 4. | WAG-11 | 12000 | 2 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of February 2026[6] | 290 | ||
The 156 km (97 mi) long line connecting Bimlagarh on theBondamunda–Barsuan branch line and Talcher on theSambalpur–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.[7]
