Bhawanipatna railway station

Bhawanipatna
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
Location	SH-16, Parmanandapur, Bhawanipatna, Odisha India
Coordinates	19°33′09″N83°54′50″E / 19.5524°N 83.914°E / 19.5524; 83.914
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railway
Line(s)	Lanjigarh–Junagarh section
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BWIP
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Sambalpur Railway Division
History
Opened	11 August 2012;12 years ago (2012-08-11)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Depur P.H towards ? East Coast Railway zone Lanjigarh–Junagarh section Junagarh towards ?
Location Bhawanipatna Location in Odisha Show map of Odisha Bhawanipatna Location in India Show map of India

Bhawanipatna railway station is a railway station located in Kalahandi district of Odisha State.

History

The Lanjigarh–Junagarh railway line was proposed in 1991 and announced in the 1992 Railway Budget. Construction was completed in 2011. Bhawanipatna railway station, part of the line, was inaugurated on 11 August 2012 by former Minister of State for Railways, Bhakta Charan Das. ^[1] The first train Bhawanipatna–Bhubaneshwar link express started from Bhawanipatna. ^[2] A passenger train was extended to Bhawanipatna from Kesinga on 12 August 2012.

References

1. "Bhawanipatna railway station opens". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
2. "Bhawanipatna-bhubaneshwar link exp inaugural" . Retrieved 9 December 2013.