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Railway station in Odisha, India

ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର
Bhubaneswar
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationMaster Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India
Coordinates20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431
Elevation33.22 metres (109.0 ft)
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Khurda Road railway division
Howrah–Chennai main line,
Kharagpur–Puri line
Platforms6
Tracks8 (5ft 6in) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBBS
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened1896; 129 years ago (1896)
ElectrifiedYes, Since 2001
Passengers
Daily35603+
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Vani Vihartowards Howrah Junction East Coast Railway zoneHowrah–Chennai main line Lingaraj Temple Roadtowards Chennai Central
Location
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର Bhubaneswar is located in Odishaଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର Bhubaneswarଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର
BhubaneswarLocation in Odisha
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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

Second entrance to Bhubaneswar railway station towards platform no.6
Bhubaneswar railway station Unreserved ticket counter

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

  1. https://eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536225599999-history%20kur.pdf
  2. "HISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2024.

External links

Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage

Railway stations in Odisha
ECoRTooltip East Coast Railway zone
Khurda Road
Sambalpur
Waltair
SERTooltip South Eastern Railway zone
Chakradharpur
Kharagpur
SECRTooltip South East Central Railway zone
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