Short and long term railway projects and services have been proposed by the Keonjhar public to bring about commercial benefits to railways as well as economic development of the district.
In a letter sent to the Union Minister of Railways and the Chief Secretary of Odisha, the citizens have requested the inclusion of a few proposals in the forthcoming rail budget.
The proposals include doubling of lines in Jakhpura - Banspani - Jamshedpur for free traffic movement and electrification of the tracks; construction of Keonjhar - Badampahar link to connect Tatanagar to revitalize the iron ore mines of Badam Pahar, Gorumahisani and Suleipat of neighbouring Mayurbhanj, besides providing an alternative route for New Delhi-Mumbai-Kolkata from Bhubaneswar via Tatanagar and establishment of link between Barbil - Banspani, construction of Harichandanpur-Anandpur-Bhadrak rail link, Badampahar-Bangriposi- Budamara-Chakulia link, Kolkata/Kharagpur and Angul-Hijli link.
The citizens have also submitted a list of implementable services like Puri -Keonjhar-Chakradharpur daily intercity, Keonjhar - Tatanagar via Nuamundi and Chaibasa daily, Tatanagar-Visakhapatnam Express (current once a week needs review), one of the current 6-7 trains to New Delhi routed via Kendujhar, routing the proposed new Paradip- New Delhi-Jammu Tawi express via industrial population centres of Kalinganagar, Keonjhar through Tatanagar; extension of Kolkata-Barbil Jan-Satabdi up to Keonjhar besides night passenger train services between Joda and Bhubaneswar - Puri.