Well known for its Vishnu Temple aka Nakta Mandir, Janjgir is undergoing rapid industrial development and will become home to various thermal power plants in the coming years.

[citation needed] After several attempts made by the people to adopt the name Janjgir, the railway station name changed from Naila to Janjgir-Naila.

The station is on the main Mumbai-Kolkata (Calcutta) rail line with daily connections to Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Nagpur, Puri, Vishakhapattnam and Ahmedabad.

It is also the originating station for daily trains to: There are 5 railway station in Janjgir listed below with approximate distance from the District Headquarters The city is connected with Mumbai and Kolkata via Bilaspur, Raipur through the National Highway network.

Local transportation also includes man-powered cycle rickshaws, horse-drawn Tongas.