Bilaspur Junction railway station
Bilaspur Junction railway station, located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district.
Bilaspur Junction बिलासपुर जंक्शन | |
|---|---|
| Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway | |
 Old Station Building of Bilaspur Junction built in 1890. | |
| Location | Ahead budhwari bazzar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh India |
| Coordinates | 22°03′26″N 82°10′04″E |
| Elevation | 292.300 metres (958.99 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South East Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Bilaspur-Katni line |
| Platforms | 8 (5 main line) (3 Terminus ) |
| Tracks | 18 |
| Connections | Wifi enabled IR station,Zonal Headquarter |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Disabled access |  |
| 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 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 450000 (approx) |
| Location | |
  Location of Bilaspur railway station in Chhattisgarh | |
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]
Busy station
Bilaspur Railway Station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.
Important Trains
- 12441/Bilaspur - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
- 12101/Bilaspur - Howrah Mumbai Janeshwari Delux Express
- 12129/Bilaspur - Howrah Pune Azad Hind Express
- 12809/Bilaspur - Howrah Mumbai MAIL SuperFast Express
- 12855/Bilaspur - Nagpur InterCity Express
- 18029/Bilaspur - LTT-Shalimar(Mumbai-Kolkata) Kurla Express
- 22815/Bilaspur - Ernakulam Superfast Express
- 12851/Bilaspur - Chennai Central Superfast Express
- 22619/Tirunelveli−Bilaspur Express
- For other train details please visit Indian Railway web site indianrail.gov.in
Achievements
Bilaspur Junction railway station has many achievements:
- Bilaspur Junction is third cleanest railway station and cleanest zonal headquarter railway station Of India. (Survey 2015-16)
- Here is fourth longest railway platform in Bilaspur Junction.
References
- "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- "South East Central Railway". South East Central Railway. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- "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.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Gatora | South East Central Railway zone Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line | Dadhapara |
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| South East Central Railway zone Katni-Bilaspur branch line | Terminus |