Bhubaneswar railway station

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.

Bhubaneswar
Indian Railways station
Bhubaneswar railway station
General information
Location	Master Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
Coordinates	20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431Coordinates: 20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431
Elevation	33.22 metres (109.0 ft)
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line, Kharagpur–Puri line
Platforms	6
Tracks	8 (5ft 6in) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BBS
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Khurda Road
History
Opened	1896; 127 years ago (1896)^[citation needed]
Electrified	Yes, Since 2001
Passengers
Daily	150,000+
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Vani Vihar towards Howrah Junction East Coast Railway zone Howrah–Chennai main line Lingaraj Temple Road towards Chennai Central
Location
Bhubaneswar Location in Odisha
Interactive map

History

 

Second entrance to Bhubaneswar railway station towards platform no.6

 

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.^[1]

New Bhubaneswar

As Bhubaneswar railway station is getting saturated, a satellite passenger terminal is under construction at New Bhubaneswar (between Mancheswar and Barang). While Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern side of the city, New Bhubaneswar railway station would be located on the northern side.^[2]

References

1. https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1427346652869-BNR%20history.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. "'New Bhubaneswar' in the offing". The Hindu. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

External links

  Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage