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{{Infobox station
| name = Bondamunda
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|80px]]
| image_caption =
| address = [[Bondamunda]], [[Sundergarh district]], [[Odisha]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.2359|N|84.9254|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|236|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 6
| tracks = 6 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1961–62
| ADA = {{access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BNDM
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = [[Chakradharpur railway station|Chakradharpur]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| map_dot_label = '''Bondamunda''' railway station
}}

'''Bondamunda railway station''' (station code:- '''BNDM'''), located in the Indian state of [[Odisha]], serves [[Bondamunda]] and [[Rourkela]] in [[Sundergarh district]].

==History==
The Nagpur–Asansol main line of [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] came up in 1891 and the cross-country [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] started functioning in 1900.<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=2012-12-05 |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 |df=dmy }}</ref>

After independence of India, this area saw a lot of activity. In the 1950s when [[Rourkela 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 {{convert|170|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} line was constructed to establish a direct link with [[Ranchi Junction|Ranchi]]. 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.<ref name=Bondamunda>{{cite web|url=http://rourkelarail.wetpaint.com/page/BONDAMUNDA+JUNCTION |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414042120/http://rourkelarail.wetpaint.com/page/BONDAMUNDA%2BJUNCTION |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 April 2010 |title=Bondamunda Junction |access-date=2012-12-08 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Bondamunda was electrified in 1961–62.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-12-05 }}</ref>

<ref>http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding_01_19.pdf{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Loco Shed==
Two locomotive sheds, one for steam locomotives and the other for diesel locomotives, was set up at Bondamunda in the 1950s. The steam locomotive shed was closed in the late 1980s. An electric locomotive shed was started in 1983 for accommodating six WAM-4 locomotives. It increased to 50 within a short period. As of 2019, it accommodates 242 electric locomotives and is being expanded. A new electric locomotive shed is under construction having capacity of 200 [[WAG-9]] locomotives.<ref name=Bondamunda/>

==Bimlagarh–Talcher project==
The {{convert|156|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long line connecting Bimlagarh on the [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section|Bondamunda–Barsuan branch line]] and Talcher on the [[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line|Sambalpur–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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welcomeorissa.com/orissa_news.php?opt=view&id=31329&ChosenDay=19&ChosenMonth=04&ChosenYear=2011 |title=Bimlagarh–Talcher rail link: All decks cleared |publisher=Welcome Orissa |access-date=2012-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025742/http://www.welcomeorissa.com/orissa_news.php?opt=view&id=31329&ChosenDay=19&ChosenMonth=04&ChosenYear=2011 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|next=Dumetra|line= South Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section|Bondamunda–Barsuan branch line]] }}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|next=Bispur|line= South Eastern Railway zone|branch= Bondamunda–Ranchi lne }}
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{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Sundergarh district]]
[[Category:Chakradharpur railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Rourkela]]

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