Brahmapur railway station

Brahmapur
ब्रह्मपुर
Indian Railway Station

Brahmapur Station Entrance
Location Brahmapur, Odisha, PIN-760001
 India
Coordinates 19°17′48″N 84°47′48″E / 19.2966°N 84.7968°E / 19.2966; 84.7968Coordinates: 19°17′48″N 84°47′48″E / 19.2966°N 84.7968°E / 19.2966; 84.7968
Elevation 43 m (141 ft)
Line(s) Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms 4
Tracks 5, Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Connections Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code BAM
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened 1896
Electrified Yes
Previous names East Coast State Railway, Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Brahmapur railway station
Location in Odisha

Brahmapur (or Berhampur) is a major and one of the oldest railway stations in the Indian State of Odisha. It is administered under Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway zone. It serves Brahmapur city, Ganjam district and 10 other districts of South Odisha and other districts of neighboring Andhra Pradesh.

History

During the period of 1893 to 1896, (1,287 km (800 mi) of East Coast State Railway) this historic Brahmapur station was built and opened to traffic in 1896. Bengal Nagpur Railway’s line to Brahmapur (Berhampur) was opened on 1 January 1899.[1]

The 514 km (319 mi) long northern section of the East Coast State Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.[2]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[3]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[4] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[4][5] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.[4]

Newly Inaugurated Entrance and Booking Office

Number of platforms

Currently Brahmapur station has 4 platforms.

Platform Number 1 serves as the main platform, which has all the passenger amenities like Retiring Rooms, Dormitories, Inquiry, Taxi-stand, Auto-stand, MCO, Refreshment stalls, etc. It lies in the Chennai-Howrah branch line. Most of the people use this platform as the entry point to the railway station.

Platform Number 2 lies in the Howrah-Chennai main line. Most of the down trains use this platform. Platform Number 2 and 3 are the island platform and are connected by 2 foot over bridges on either side of the platform.

Platform Number 4 provides the second entry to the railway station. It is recently constructed.

Facilities

Trains at a Glance - Brahmapur

Daily Trains

Sl. No. Train Number Origin Destination Train Name
1 11019/11020 Mumbai CST Bhubaneswar Konark Express
2 17015/17016 Bhubaneswar Secunderabad Visakha Express
3 12703/12704 Howrah Secunderabad Falaknuma Express
4 18645/18646 Howrah Hyderabad East Coast Express
5 12841/12842 Howrah Chennai Central Coromandel Express
6 12839/12840 Howrah Chennai Central Mail
7 12863/12864 Howrah Yesvantpur Express
8 18411/18412 Bhubaneswar Visakhapatnam Intercity Express
9 18463/18464 Bhubaneswar Bangalore Prashanthi Express
10 18447/18448 Bhubaneswar Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express

Weekly Trains

Sl. No. Train Number Origin Destination Train Name
1 22883/22884 Puri Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express
2 18507/18508 Visakhapatnam Amritsar Hirakud Express
3 18401/18402 Puri Okha Dwarka Express
4 12253/12254 Yesvantpur Bhagalpur Anga Express
5 12845/12846 Bhubaneswar Yesvantpur Express
6 17479/17480 Puri Tirupati Express
7 18047/18048 Howrah Vasco Da Gama Amaravati Express
8 22831/22832 Howrah Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Express
9 22851/22852 Howrah Mangalore Vivek Express
10 18515/18516 Tatanagar Visakhapatnam Express
11 22855/22856 Santragachi Tirupati Express
12 15629/15630 Chennai Egmore Guwahati Express
13 15929/15930 Chennai Egmore Dibrugarh Express
14 12665/12666 Howrah Kanyakumari Express
15 12663/12664 Howrah Tiruchirapalli Express
16 12773/12774 Shalimar Secunderabad AC Express
17 22817/22818 Howrah Mysore Express
18 22853/22854 Shalimar Visakhapatnam Express
19 22873/22874 Digha Visakhapatnam Express
20 22809/22810 Paradeep Visakhapatnam Express
21 15227/15228 Yesvantpur Muzaffarpur Express
22 12659/12660 Nagercoil Shalimar Gurudev Express
23 22641/22642 Thiruvananthapuram Central Shalimar Express
24 12507/12508 Thiruvananthapuram Central Guwahati Express
25 12509/12510 Bangalore Guwahati Kaziranga Express
26 12513/12514 Secunderabad Guwahati Express
27 12515/12516 Thiruvananthapuram Central Guwahati Express
28 12551/12552 Yesvantpur Kamakhya AC Express
29 12829/12830 Chennai Central Bhubaneswar Express
30 12843/12844 Puri Ahmedabad Express
31 12897/12898 Puducherry Bhubaneswar Express
32 15901/15902 Bangalore Dibrugarh Express
33 15905/15906 Kanyakumari Dibrugarh Express
34 18495/18496 Rameswaram Bhubaneswar Express
35 19453/19454 Gandhidham Puri Express
36 22603/22604 Kharagpur Villupuram Express
37 22611/22612 Chennai Central New Jalpaiguri Express
38 22613/22614 Chennai Central Haldia Sangrami Express
39 22643/22644 Ernakulam Patna Express
40 22825/22826 Shalimar Chennai Central Express
41 22849/22850 Shalimar Secunderabad Express
42 22859/22860 Puri Chennai Central Express
43 22871/22872 Bhubaneswar Tirupati Express
44 22879/22880 Bhubaneswar Tirupati Express
45 22881/22882 Pune Bhubaneswar Express
46 12863/12864 Howrah Yesvantpur AC Express

Passenger Trains

Sl. No. Train Number Origin Destination Train Name
1 58417/58418 Puri Gunupur Passenger
2 58433/58434 Cuttack Brahmapur Fast Passenger
3 78411/78412 Bhubaneswar Brahmapur Passenger
4 78503/78504 Balugaon Palasa Passenger
5 78421/78422 Balugaon Palasa Passenger

Apart from these there are many special and premium trains have a stoppage at Brahmapur.

Future Expansion Plans

Additional Information

The nearest international airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport (172 km)

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. ↑ "History". East Coast Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  3. ↑ "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  4. 1 2 3 "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  5. ↑ "IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.

External links

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Jagannathpur
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