Bilaspur Junction railway station
Bilaspur Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
 Old Station Building of Bilaspur built in 1890. | |
| Location |
Tarbahar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh India |
| Coordinates | 22°03′26″N 82°10′04″E / 22.0572°N 82.1678°ECoordinates: 22°03′26″N 82°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 Railway |
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Tatanagar-Bilaspur section Bilaspur-Nagpur section Katni-Bilaspur line |
| Platforms | 9 |
| Tracks | 14Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | working |
| Station code | BSP |
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Bilaspur railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Electrified | 1969–70 |
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 100000 |
| Location | |
  Location of Bilaspur railway station in Chhattisgarh | |
Bilaspur Railway Station, located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district. Bilaspur railway station is the 2nd busiest junction of central india after itars in madhya pradesh Bilaspur Railway Station has 3rd longest railway platform in India after Gorakhpur and Kharagpur.
- Gorakhpur Railway Station, Uttar Pradesh, India:1,366.33 m (4,483 ft)
- Kharagpur Railway Station, West Bengal, India: 1,072.5 m (3,519 ft)
- Bilaspur Railway Station, Chhattisgarh, India: 802 m (2,631 ft)
History
Bilaspur 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]
Facilities
Bilaspur railway station is a complete, well handled and high quality facility providing A-1 grade station. It has got cloak room, AC and non AC dormitory, 1 AC and 1 non AC waiting room, a multifunctional complex and many other amenities. Even a medical shop is also provided at platform no 1. Escalators and lifts also started operations here in Jan 2014. There is facility of Battery Operated Golf Cars which serves to senior citizen, physically handicapped people.
Busy station
Bilaspur Railway Station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] It is the busiest station of Chhattisgarh and fourth busiest of central India where about 300 trains and goods trains (including both up and down directions) passes every day.
References
- ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ "South East Central Railway". South East Central Railway. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Gatora | South East Central Railway zone | Dadhapara |
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Uslapur | South East Central Railway zone Katni-Bilaspur branch line | Terminus |
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