Jharsuguda Railway Junction

       Jharsuguda is a town and the headquarters of Jharsuguda district in the state of Orissa. It is an emerging industrial hub especially in metal and cement sectors. Owing to number of thermal power plants, Jharsuguda is often called as power house of Orissa state. Jharsuguda is a railway junction which comes under Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway Zone. Jharsuguda Jn falls on Kolkata-Mumbai rail line and is served with several trains.

       Jharsuguda hosts several places of interest in and around it. Jhadeswar temple, Shri Phadeswar temple, Rock Paintings at Bikramkhol, Koilighughar waterfall at Lakhanpur and Kolabira fort are some of them. Hirakud lies just about 65 km away from Jharsuguda. It is famous for its Hirakud dam which serves to be the largest artificial dam in Asia. Built on Mahanadi River, Hirakud Dam is frequented by large number of tourists round the year. Located just about 50 km away from Jharsuguda, Sambalpur is famous for several scenic and religious spots. Samaleswari temple and Ghanteswari temple are some of prominent places of worship in Sambalpur. It also hosts a gorgeous waterfall frequented by number of tourists.

      Samarsata Exp (Mumbai-Howrah), Azad Hind Exp (Pune-Howrah), Tatanagar-Bangalore Exp, and Howrah –Porbandar Exp are some of the trains which pass through Jharsuguda Railway Junction. Ranchi airport serves to be the closest airbase to Jharsuguda. National Highway no 200 also connects the town to other parts of Orissa state and rest parts of the country.