Welcome to Gopalpur Port

Introduction

Gopalpur is located along the Bay of Bengal in the Eastern Indian State of Orissa. Paradip and Vishakhapatnam Ports are located at a distance of 160 Km North and 260 Km South respectively of Gopalpur. The location is near the village Arjipali almost midway of a 22 km stretch of coastline between the town of Gopalpur-on-sea and Rushikulya river mouth on the North.

Existing Rail Linkages

Gopalpur is blessed with excellent rail connectivity having its own railway siding and is only six kilometers inside from the main Howrah-Vishakhapatnam-Chennai broad gauge railway line. This railway siding is broad enough to handle a total cargo of more than 35 million tons.

Distance Matrix

The table below illustrates the current rail distances from various districts to the gateway ports.

Port distances in KM (Rail)
District	Gopalpur
Angul Bhilai Bokaro Burnpur Cuttack Dantewada Dhenkanal Durgapur Jagadalpur Jagatsinghpur Jaipur Jamshedpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Keonijhar Kharagpur Koraput Kobra Mayurbhanj Raigarh Raipur Rayagada Sambalpur Sidhi Sundargarh	251 748 772 675 178 680 190 725 573 204 250 605 455 461 353 471 468 644 460 527 716 368 406 814 557

Road Connectivity

The national Highway No. 5 (Kolkata-Chennai) passes about 6 Km from Gopalpur Port site. State Highway 7 and 17 are also connected with NH 5 and provide good road network in the region. There are two access roads connecting Gopalpur Port area to NH 5. Government has already announced the National Highway from Gopalpur on sea in Orissa to Raipur in Chattisgarh. This highway makes it possible to connect the inaccessible and tribal areas of Ganjam, Kondhmal, Kalahandi and Naupada district of Orissa. This connectivity would facilitate transport of forest produce and other agricultural products to the port of Gopalpur on sea and to larger markets on the coastal areas.

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