Ranital railway station

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Ranital railway station (RNTL) is a passenger railway stop in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India. It sits on the Howrah–Chennai main line and is part of the Kharagpur–Puri branch of Indian Railways, under the South Eastern Railway zone and Kharagpur division.

The station has three platforms and four tracks and sits on the ground. It is located beside Ranital Road, with coordinates about 21.15°N, 86.56°E and an elevation of 21 meters.

Ranital was opened in 1901 as part of the East Coast State Railway’s Howrah–Chennai main line and the Kharagpur–Puri line. The line was electrified in phases, and the Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified by 2005. Today, Ranital remains a functioning station serving passenger trains.