Bhubaneswar railway station

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Bhubaneswar
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationMaster Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India
Coordinates 20°15′56″N85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431
Elevation33.22 metres (109.0 ft)
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Khurda Road railway division [1]
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;128 years ago (1896)
ElectrifiedYes, Since 2001
Passengers
Daily35603+
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Vani Vihar East Coast Railway zone Lingaraj Temple Road
Location
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Bhubaneswar
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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.

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History

Second entrance to Bhubaneswar railway station towards platform no.6 Bhubaneswar station entrance pf6.jpg
Second entrance to Bhubaneswar railway station towards platform no.6
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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. [2]

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.

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References

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

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