The Padapahar–Deojhar and Noamundi–Barajamda sections were electrified in 1966–67, and the same year electrification was extended to Gua and Bolanikhadan.

[2] 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.

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.

Iron ore transport is a major task of the railway network in the region.