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Banspani railway station

Coordinates: 22°00′03″N 85°25′26″E / 22.000833°N 85.424001°E / 22.000833; 85.424001
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Banspani
Halt Station
Banspani
General information
LocationBanspani Station, Joda Municipality Town-758034, Joda Block, Odisha
India
Coordinates22°00′03″N 85°25′26″E / 22.000833°N 85.424001°E / 22.000833; 85.424001
Elevation489 m (1,604 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Padapahar JnJakhapura line.
Platforms1
Tracks1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeNSG-6
ParkingNot Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusRemotely Functioning
Station codeBSPX
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Chakradharpur
History
Opened2011; 13 years ago (2011)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Banspani is located in Odisha
Banspani
Banspani
Location in Odisha
Banspani is located in India
Banspani
Banspani
Location in India

Banspani railway station (BSPX) serves Joda Municipality Town, Odisha and it is the smallest railway station of India with only 1 number of platform of 200meter length. Also its a second major iron ore loading station, following Jaroli railway station-the highest iron ore loading station of the Indian Railways. Only two passenger trains Barbil-Puri-Barbil Indian class Intercity Express and Visakhapattnam-Tatanagar-Visakhapattnam Weekly Late Express runs through this station.

Amid a growing demand for shifting of Banspani station to Joda Town of Keonjhar, a delegation of railways visited the proposed new station area at Bachu Hutting in Joda Town on 8 May 2019. Banspani is considered an important railway station under South Eastern Railway in terms of freight services. Now in Joda Nagar New Station will be dedicate for passengers of Joda and Barbil. For the last several years, local people and several outfits have been pressing to shift the station to Bachu Hutting in Joda Town. In 2018, some intellectual and reporters had gone to Delhi and took up the issue with Keonjhar BJP MP Ananta Nayak and higher authorities of Ministry of Railway. Earlier Champua ex-MLA Jitu Pattnaik met officials of SER at Kolkata. A delegation of the Railways led by top officials G.K.Sahu, S.K.Singh took stock of the area from Banspani to Bachu Hutting on 9 May 2019 Thursday and assured the project will be execute soon after being checking of technical aspects. According to Joda Bikash Parishad's president Sushanta Barik, and Joda Municipality Chairman Jagdish Sahoo's announcement in Joda Mahotsav function, the new station's DPR is approved and its now pending for final execution. New direct approach road will be built from Town's main road to the new station. Passengers of both Joda Town and Barbil will feel easy to access the new station in terms of services and green environment.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Shifting of Banspani station to Joda Town". 9 May 2019.