Bhubaneswar | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways 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; 85.8431 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 33.22 metres (109.0 ft) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Khurda Road railway division[1] Howrah–Chennai main line, Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 (5ft 6in) broad gauge | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BBS | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes, Since 2001 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| Daily | 35603+ | ||||||||||
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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. It comes under (NSG2) railway stations category of India.
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.[2]
Bhubaneshwar Railway Station will also be redevelopment at an estimated cost of 397.58 crore.[3]
As Bhubaneswar railway station is getting saturated, a satellite passenger terminal is constructed between Mancheswar and Barang railway stations. While Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern end of the city, New Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the northern end.[4]
Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage
