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.
Bhubaneswar | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Master Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 33.22 metres (109.0 ft) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Khurda Road railway division[1] Howrah–Chennai main line, Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 (5ft 6in) broad gauge | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BBS | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes, Since 2001 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| Daily | 35603+ | ||||||||||
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History
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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]
Bhubaneshwar Railway Station will also be redevelopment at an estimated cost of 397.58 crore.[3]
New Bhubaneswar
editAs Bhubaneswar railway station is getting saturated, a satellite passenger terminal is constructed between Mancheswar and Barang railway stations. While Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern end of the city, New Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the northern end.[4]
References
edit- ^ https://eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536225599999-history%20kur.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "HISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.google.com/www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-railway-ministernbspashwininbspvaishnaw-lays-foundation-stone-for-bhubaneswar-railway-station-cm-patnaik-to-inaugurate-new-projects-2930206/lite/ [bare URL]
- ^ "'New Bhubaneswar' in the offing". The Hindu. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
External links
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Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage