Kendujhargarh railway station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Kendujhar (formerly called Keonjhar) in Kendujhar district. It is on the PadapaharâÂÂJakhapura branch line.
Construction of the line between Jakhapura and Daitari was sanctioned in 1976âÂÂ77. It was commissioned in 1981. The -long DaitariâÂÂBanspani line was sanctioned in 1992âÂÂ93 to facilitate transportation of iron ore for export through Paradip Port. The BanspaniâÂÂKendujhar section was operational in 2004. The KendujharâÂÂTomka section was operational in 2007. Passenger trains started operating on this route in 2009.
The area is a largely forested plateau.
Among the trains available at Kendujhar are BarbilâÂÂPuri Express, KendujharâÂÂBhubaneswar MEMU and Kendujhar - Paradeep MEMU which are now running daily. Also a VSKPâÂÂTATAâÂÂVSKP and Puri - Anada Vihar ( Delhi) - Puri Weekly Express was added on this route. More passenger and express trains is the requirement of Keonjhar. With the existing rush clearly there is requirement of three more daily trains to Bhubaneswar from here it can either passenger or express. Local trains are need to connect KDJR to Joda and Barbil which are nearest towns and popular destinations of this district.
Running train list: