ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର Bhubaneswar | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Master Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 33.22 metres (109.0 ft) | ||||||||||
Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Khurda Road railway division Howrah–Chennai main line, Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 8 (5ft 6in) broad gauge | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BBS | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1896; 129 years ago (1896) | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes, Since 2001 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
Daily | 35603+ | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Bhubaneswar Railway Station (BBS) serves Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha and it is the headquarters of the East Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It comes under (NSG2) railway stations category of India.
History
During the period 1893 to 1896, 800 miles of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like Brahmani, Kathajodi, Kuakhai and Birupa.
Those days Cuttack was the capital of Orissa and Bhubaneswar was a village, a tehsil under Puri district. Since it was a tehsil a station was built. Later when Bhubaneswar became state capital in 1970, the previously existing station was improved. In 2001 it was electrified and platform no. 3 & 4 were opened.
References
- https://eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536225599999-history%20kur.pdf
- "HISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage
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