This is one of the largest railway station in the region. It is a very neat and clean railway station. Reservation to all station can be done here through out India through computerised reservation system. Fifteen numbers of retiring rooms are available, some are air conditioned and some are first class non air conditioned. Sixteen numbers of dormitory beds  are also available.

Announcement is generally made at exact time before the train arrive. Arrival  and departure details are also available in the enquiry from time to time. The construction of the station was started in the year 1963-64 and the modernization completed in the year 2003 with full infrastructure to be a best railway station. Full facilities are available for mail, express and trains. The station manager Mr. A. K. Panda has a great contribution towards the development of railway station.

Enquiry telephone Number : 131

There is a lot of scope of improvement in the station. Food stall are not much hygienic. Railway information system is also inadequate. In the peak hours it is very difficult to get through the enquiry telephone number. As of now, there is no pre-recorded answering system. The people attending enquiries could have been more polite and responsive.

The station is more of a trial station for the division. Many facilities are started on a trial basis and then suddenly stopped e.g. train information system through cable tv system.

Now ticket can be booked through online system for delivery at Rourkela through IRCTC. This is not much useful as a delivery charge is charged at Rs. 60/- per ticket. Once e-ticketing is extended to all the trains, the facility can be better used by the traveling community. Online ticket can be booked even beyond the normal time of the booking counters and is much useful to the busy people.

At night, there is a large crowd sleeping at the main entrance. This could be controlled. Also parking system of the vehicles needs improvement.

Running train position at Rourkela Railway Station for the next 24 hours