Bhawanipatna railway station

Bhawanipatna
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
LocationSH-16, Parmanandapur, Bhawanipatna, Odisha
India
Coordinates19°33′09″N 83°54′50″E / 19.5524°N 83.914°E / 19.5524; 83.914
Elevation241 m (791 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Coast Railway
Line(s)Lanjigarh–Junagarh section
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBWIP
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Sambalpur Railway Division
History
Opened11 August 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-11)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Depur P.H
towards ?
East Coast Railway zone Junagarh
towards ?
Location
Bhawanipatna is located in Odisha
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna
Location in Odisha
Bhawanipatna is located in India
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna
Location in India

Bhawanipatna railway station is a railway station located in Kalahandi district of Odisha State.

History

The proposal for Lanjigarh–Junagarh line came in 1991, when Bhakta Charan Das was the state railway minister. This line was announced in Railway Budget 1992. After nearly twenty years later this line was completed in 2011. After then Bhawanipatna railway station was opened by former State railway minister Bhakta charan das on 11 August 2012.[1] On the same day, the first train Bhawanipatna–Bhubaneshwar link express started from Bhawanipatna.[2] A Passenger train was extended to Bhawanipatna from Kesinga on 12 August 2012.

Important trains

  • 18437 / 18438 – Bhubaneswar–Junagarh Express
  • 58207 / 58208 – Raipur–Bhawanipatna Passenger
  • 58303 / 58304 – SAMBALPUR–JUNAGARH ROAD Passenger

References

  1. ^ "Bhawanipatna railway station opens". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Bhawanipatna-bhubaneshwar link exp inaugural". Retrieved 9 December 2013.


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