KHURD ROAD DIVISION AT GLANCE TRAIN OPERATIONS ON KHURDA ROAD DIVISION – A FASCINATING GROWTH STORY With plentiful of water resources and vast mineral deposits of coal, iron-ore, manganese ore, bauxite and chromites, and other important mineral resources like lime stone, china clay, quartz, precious and semi- precious stones, copper etc. Orissa is an attractive destination for setting up of steel and power plants, as also aluminium, Iron & Steel, fertilizer, cement factories, etc. Railways being the most economical mode of transport for such commodities, the mines and factories contribute substantially towards freight loading on the Division. Besides these, Paradeep is the only major port of the state, which contributes to outward and inward freight traffic. The Division provides rail connectivity to the private ports of Dhamra and Gopalpur also. The minor port of Astarang (near Konark) will be the next private port for which rail connectivity is being planned by the Division. As compared to 26.826 MT loading with Rs.1356.0577 Crores goods earning in 2010-11 ( Up to September), the freight loading in the Division during 2011-12 (Up to September) was 28.894 MT loading with Rs.1656.6158 Crores with the growth of 7.71 % in MT and 23.16 % in Earnings at the rate of 2434 EWUs per day in comparison to 2275 EWUs in September 2010, with the growth of 6.99 %. In 2010 -11, The Division has achieved 55.83 MT loading amounting to Rs.3065 Crores in goods earnings. Sector- wise performance for 2010-11 shows that 8593 rakes were loaded at Talcher and 5101 rakes at Paradeep. Talcher is the major coal loading point of the Division and commands the status of being the ‘biggest coal loading point served from one station’ in the whole of Asia. Talcher area consists of 9 coal loading sidings of M/s. Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd., from where coal gets transported to the thermal Power plants of NTPC at Talcher and Kaniha, and other power houses of South India via rail routes and the sea route through Paradeep. Talcher also supplies coal to steel plants of Rourkela and Vizag, and to captive power plants as well as other industries located in different parts of the country. Paradeep railway station serves the Port of Paradeep and the industrial hub located there. Paradeep Port Trust loads outward traffic by rail consisting of coke, cement clinker, gypsum, manganese ore and limestone, while there is also inward rail traffic of coal and iron ore. M/s. Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. Offers loads of gypsum and fertilizer traffic, while M/s. IFFCO offers outward fertilizer traffic. Urea loading by M/s. Indian Potassium Ltd. Has also picked up in recent times. Dhamra Port: : Dhamra Port Commissioned and Handled 1st Empty 59 BOXN Rakes from BHADRAK to DHAMRA PORT on 07.05.2011 & already loaded 325 Rakes at an average of 65 Rakes per month. Dhamra Port loads outward traffic by rail consisting of Imported Coal and Lime Stones to different destinations. Besides the above major loading points, many stations on the mineral rich Nayagarh-Jakhapura line also contribute considerably towards loading. At present there are 19 private sidings on the Division; Three sidings at Talcher (of Talcher Thermal Power Station, M/s. National Thermal Power Corporation and M/s. Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd.,), Five sidings at Paradeep (M/s. Indian Oil Corporation, M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., M/s. Paradeep Phosphate Ltd., M/s. Asian Development Bank and M/s. Indian Farmers & Fertilizers Corporation), Three sidings at Khurda Road (M/s. Indian Oil Corporation, M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., and M/s. Food Corporation of India), and one siding each of M/s. Indian Rare Earth Ltd., at Chattrapur (also serving Gopalpur Port), of M/s. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd., at Sukinda Road, of M/s. Aarati Steel Siding Ltd., at Ghantikal Nidhipur, of M/s. Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd., at Charbatia, of M/s. National Aluminium Company Ltd., at Budhapank ,of M/s. Orissa Cement Ltd., at Byree and M/s. Bhushan Steel Limited at Meramandali. & DPCB/ Bhadrack of M/s. DPCB. TOTAL ROUTE KILOMETER : 829.650 KM. ELECTRIFIED : 698.83 KM NON ELECTRIFIED : 130.82 KM. (TMKA-NYG SECTION) SINGLE LINE : 233.815 KM DOUBLE LINE : 595.835 KM. TOTAL NUMBERS OF BLOCK STATION : 99 ELECTRIC LOCO SHED : ANGUL COACHING DEPOT: PURI, BHUBANESWAR. 142 TRAIN (80 TRAINS UP & DN MAIL/EXPRESS + 62 TRAINS UP & DN PASSENGERS INCLUDING SPECIAL TRAINS) DAILY. ORIGINATING COACHING TRAIN FROM BHUBANESWAR STATION : (Primary 17 Exp, 2 Pass and Secondary 04 Exp, 0 Pass ORIGINITING COACHING TRAIN FROM PURI STATION : (Primary 23 Exp, 07 Pass and Secondary 06 Exp, 02 Pass GROWTH OF COACHING TRAFFIC : NEW TRAIN 2010-2011: 1 ) 5644/5643 – KYQ-PUI-KYQ Express . W.E.F:-01.04.2010 & 03.04.2010. 2) 2746/2745 – PUI-LTT – PUI Express. W.E.F:-06.04.2010 & 01.04.2010. 3) 2281/2282 – BBS-NDLS – BBS DURANTO Express. W.E.F:-04.04.2010 & 05.04.2010. 4) 2867/2868 – HWH-PDY – HWH DURANTO Express. W.E.F:-18.04.2010 & 14.04.2010. 5)18495/18496- BBS-RMM Exp. W.E.F:-21.05.2010. 6) 12278/12277- PUI-HWH (DURANTO) Exp. W.E.F:-07.12.2010. 7) 12755/12756- CEN-HALDIA Exp. W.E.F:-11.12.2010. 8) 12579/12580- PUI-DIGHA Exp. W.E.F:-11.12.2010. 9) 12586/12585- SBP-HWH ( Via ANGL /BHC) Exp. W.E.F:-10.12.2010. 10) 58403/58404- KUR-BBS-KUR Pass. W.E.F:-25.01.2011. 11) 12753/12754- CEN-NJP Exp. W.E.F:-02.02.2011. 12) 12583/12584- VALSAD-PURI Exps. W.E.F:-20.02.2011 13)12571/12572- HWS-SSPN Exps. W.E.F:-23.02.2011 Trains Extended& Regularized 1. 18447/18448 BBS-KRPU HIRAKHAND Express extended upto Jagadalpur w.e.f 18/12/2010. 2. 209/210 PUI-DNKL Extended upto TLHR w.e.f 18/12/2010. 3. 217/218 PUI-PSA Extended upto PARLAKHIMDI w.e.f 19/12/2010. 4. 12831/12832 BBS-HTE (Garib Rath) Extended Upto DHN w.e.f 09/01/2011. 5. 12582/12581 BBS-PUNE-BBS Express inaugural run on 24.02.11regularized from 1st March 2011. 6. 18415/18416 KDJR-PURI Express Extended up to NAYAGARH on 23.02.2011. iii) Frequency Increased: 1. 12444/12443 BBS- NDLS Rajdhani Express 3 days to 4 days. 2. 12245/12246 HWH –YPR Duranto Express 1 day to 4 days. TOTAL TOTAL RATHYATRA TOTAL AUGMENTION TOTAL SPECIALTRAIN TRAIN TRIPS SPECIAL TRAIN 2007-2008 522 2007-2008 07 10 2007-2008 49 2008-2009 2736 2008-2009 62 204 2008-2009 96 2009-2010 1126 2009-2010 59 120 2009-2010 76 2010-2011 4115 2010-2011 84 663 2010-2011 93 <><><><> .