Bilaspur Junction railway station

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Bilaspur Junction
Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway
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Old station building of Bilaspur Junction built in 1890,now made VIP Entrance.
General information
LocationAhead budhwari bazar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Flag of India.svg India
Coordinates 22°03′26″N82°10′04″E / 22.0572°N 82.1678°E / 22.0572; 82.1678
Elevation292.300 metres (958.99 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South East Central Railways
Line(s) Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Bilaspur–Katni line
Platforms9 (6 main line)
( 3 Terminus )
Tracks18
ConnectionsWifi enabled IR station,Zonal Headquarter
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Available
Other information
StatusOperating
Station codeBSP
Zone(s) South East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Bilaspur railway division
History
Opened1889;135 years ago (1889)
Electrified1969–70
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Passengers
450000 (approx)
Location
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Bilaspur Junction
Location within Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur Junction railway station
Interactive map

Bilaspur Junction Railway Station (station code BSP), located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district.

Contents

History

The railway station came up in 1889 with the opening of Rajnandgaon to Bilaspur extension of erstwhile Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway taken over by Bengal Nagpur Railway and construction of the Nagpur–Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway, which opened in 1891. The station building was constructed in 1890. It became a station on the crosscountry Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line in 1900. [1]

Electrification

The Rourkela–Bilaspur section was electrified in 1969–70 while Bilaspur–Nagpur in 1976–77 and Bilaspur–Katni in 1981. [2]

Zonal HQ

Bilaspur is headquarters of South East Central Railway. [3]

Electric loco shed, Bilaspur

Bilaspur Electric loco Shed Commissioned on 15/10/2018.Current Homing Capacity on the Shed is 100 locos.

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1. WAG-9H/9HC 6120167
Total Locomotives Active as of December 2023150

Busy station

Bilaspur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. [4] as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.

Important trains

For other train details please visit Indian Railway web site indianrail.gov.in.

Achievements

Bilaspur Junction railway station has many achievements:

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References

  1. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. "South East Central Railway". South East Central Railway. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-21.

Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Gatora
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Uslapur
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Katni–Bilaspur branch line
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