Bilaspur Junction railway station
Bilaspur Junction | |||||||||
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| Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway | |||||||||
 Old station building of Bilaspur Junction built in 1890,now made VIP Entrance. | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Ahead budhwari bazar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Bilaspur–Katni line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 8 (5 island platforms + 3 Terminus) | ||||||||
| Tracks | 18 | ||||||||
| Connections | Wifi enabled IR station,Zonal Headquarter | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 450000 (approx) | |||||||||
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Bilaspur Junction Railway Station (station code BSP), located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district.
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]
Electric Loco Shed, Bilaspur
Bilaspur Electric loco Shed Commissioned on 2018. Current Homing Capacity on the Shed is 100 locos.
| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 200 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 | 200 | ||
Busy station
Bilaspur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.
Important trains
- 18477/ Kalinga Utkal Express
- 12441/ Bilaspur Rajdhani Express
- 12130/ Azad Hind Express
- 18237/ Chhattisgarh Express
- 12823/ Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
- 12102/ Jnaneswari Express
- 12810/ Howrah–Mumbai Mail
- 12855/ Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity Superfast Express
- 18029/ Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
- 22815/ Ernakulam–Bilaspur 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 fifth-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
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Gatora towards ?
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South East Central Railway zone | Dadhapara towards ?
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| Uslapur towards ?
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South East Central Railway zone Katni–Bilaspur branch line
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Terminus | ||