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{{Short description|Railway Station in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Barbil
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|80px]]
| image_caption =
| address = Barbil, Dt. Kendujhar, Odisha
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.105|N|85.369|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|477|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Rajkharsawan–Barajamda–Barbil branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platforms = 3
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Available
| opened = 1925
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1966–67
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BBN
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| division = Chakradharpur
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
}}
'''Barbil railway station''', located in the Indian state of [[Odisha]], serves [[Barbil]] in [[Kendujhar district]].

==History==
The Rajkharsawan–Dongoaposi line was opened in 1924 and extended to Gua in 1925.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 }}</ref>

Rajkharsawan–Dangoaposi section was electrified in 1960–61. It was extended to Noamundi in 1965–66. The Padapahar–Deojhar and Noamundi–Barajamda sections were electrified in 1966–67, and the same year electrification was extended to Gua and Bolanikhadan.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-10}}</ref> The branch line between Rajkharsawan and Dongoaposi was one of the first routes on the Indian Railways to be electrified with 25 KV-AC traction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title=Chakradharpur Division |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016041010/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C400%2C659 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |df=dmy}}</ref>

==Iron ore==
The area around Barbil has a number of private iron ore mines. The Barbil–Joda region is the highest iron ore-producing region in the country. The annual output is around 40 million tonnes of lump and fines. State-wise, Odisha is the largest producer of iron ore in the country. It is the basic raw material for sponge iron and steel producers, many of whom who do not have access to captive mines. Moreover, India exports nearly two-thirds of its iron ore production. Iron ore transport is a major task of the railway network in the region.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://business-standard.com/india/news/poor-demand-higher-scrap-import-hit-iron-ore-lump-rates/479428/ |title =Poor demand, higher scrap import hit iron ore lump prices|last= Mohapatra |first= Sadananda| work= Business Standard|date=5 July 2012| access-date = 2012-12-10}}</ref>

==Trains==
There is a [[Jan Shatabdi]] from Barbil to Howrah,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/search/barbil-bbn-to-kolkata-howrah-hwh/2890/0/1 |title =Barbil–Howrah Janshatabdi| publisher= India Rail Info| access-date = 2012-12-10 }}</ref> an express train to Puri,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/puri-barbil-express-18416-puri-to-bbn/2472/217/2890 |title = Puri–Barbil Express | publisher= India Rail Info| access-date = 2012-12-10 }}</ref> a passenger train to Tatanagar<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/search/tatanagar-tata-to-barbil-bbn/168/0/2890 |title = Barbil–Tatanagar | publisher= India Rail Info| access-date = 2012-12-10 }}</ref> and an inter-city express to [[Rourkela]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/search/chaibasa-cbsa-to-barbil-bbn/2894/0/2890 |title = Barbil–Chakradharpur | publisher= India Rail Info| access-date = 2012-12-10 }}</ref>

Running train list:

* 18416/18415 Puri–Barbil–Puri intercity<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-puri-barbil-express-18416/2472/217/2890|title=18416/Puri - Barbil Express - Puri to Barbil ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref>
* 12022/12021 Barbil–Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/search/barbil-bbn-to-kolkata-howrah-hwh/2890/0/1 |title =Barbil–Howrah Janshatabdi| publisher= India Rail Info| access-date = 2012-12-10 }}</ref>
* 58109/58110 Tata–Gua Passenger<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/search/tatanagar-tata-to-barbil-bbn/168/0/2890 |title = Barbil–Tatanagar | publisher= India Rail Info| access-date = 2012-12-10 }}</ref>
* 18403/18404 Barbil–Rourkela Intercity Express

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kendujhar district]]
[[Category:Chakradharpur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1925]]

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