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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Dhenkanal<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Dhenkanal railway station.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[Dhenkanal, India|Dhenkanal]], [[Odisha]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|20.67|N|85.60|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|61|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Cuttack–Sambalpur line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 4 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1922}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| ADA = Yes<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = DNKL<br />
| zone = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]<br />
| division = [[Khurda Road]]<br />
}}<br />
| owned = East Coast Railway<br />
| operator = <br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = Above 2000<br />
| pass_year = Daily<br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Odisha#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Dhenkanal railway station''' is a [[railway station]] which serves [[Dhenkanal district]] in Indian state of [[Odisha]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Dhenkanal railway station was developed in 1922 when Talcher coalfield was linked to Howrah–Chennai line. A double track was already present up to Talcher Town for facilitation of movement of coal. The Talcher–Sambalpur rail line was sanctioned in 1983. Construction of the Talcher–Sambalpur line began in 1987 and ended in 1996 and the line became operational in 1998.<ref>http://www.gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Angul_Gazetteer.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Services==<br />
The number of halting trains in Dhenkanal railway station is 48.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/dhenkanal-dnkl/239|title=DNKL/Dhenkanal (2 PFs) Railway Station – Train Arrival Timings|work=India Rail Info}}</ref> It handles more than 2,000 passengers daily. It has direct trains to New Delhi, Mumbai and also connects Western Odisha to the state capital Bhubaneswar.<br />
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The Dhenkanal railway station is on the Cuttack–Sambalpur section of East Coast railway line, which is a major route connecting Western Odisha to Coastal Odisha. It is directly connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Surat, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, Bhopal, Vishakhapatnam, Amritsar, Raipur, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela, and Sambalpur.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Dhenkanal station board.jpg|Dhenkanal railway station board<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Odisha}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Dhenkanal district]]<br />
[[Category:Khurda Road railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1922]]<br />
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