Bilaspur Junction | |||||||||
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Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway | |||||||||
General information | |||||||||
Location | Ahead budhwari bazar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh India | ||||||||
Coordinates | 22°03′26″N82°10′04″E / 22.0572°N 82.1678°E | ||||||||
Elevation | 292.300 metres (958.99 ft) | ||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
Operated by | South East Central Railways | ||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Bilaspur–Katni line | ||||||||
Platforms | 8 (5 island platforms + 3 Terminus)+ 2 under construction) | ||||||||
Tracks | 18 | ||||||||
Connections | Wifi enabled IR station,Zonal Headquarter | ||||||||
Construction | |||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||
Accessible | Available | ||||||||
Other information | |||||||||
Status | Operating | ||||||||
Station code | BSP | ||||||||
Zone(s) | South East Central Railway zone | ||||||||
Division(s) | Bilaspur railway division | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
Opened | 1889 | ||||||||
Electrified | 1969–70 | ||||||||
Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||
450000 (approx) | |||||||||
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Bilaspur Junction Railway Station (station code BSP), located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district.
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]
The Rourkela–Bilaspur section was electrified in 1969–70 while Bilaspur–Nagpur in 1976–77 and Bilaspur–Katni in 1981. [2]
Bilaspur is headquarters of South East Central Railway. [3]
Bilaspur Electric loco Shed Commissioned on 2018. Current Homing Capacity on the Shed is 100 locos.
SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
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1. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 200 |
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 | 200 |
Bilaspur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. [4] as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.
For other train details please visit Indian Railway web site indianrail.gov.in.
Bilaspur Junction railway station has many achievements:
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Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) travel guide from Wikivoyage
Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Gatora towards ? | South East Central Railway zone | Dadhapara towards ? | ||
Uslapur towards ? | South East Central Railway zone Katni–Bilaspur branch line | Terminus |