Bhawanipatna railway station
Bhawanipatna | |||||||||||
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | SH-16, Parmanandapur, Bhawanipatna, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°33′09″N 83°54′50″E / 19.5524°N 83.914°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lanjigarh–Junagarh section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BWIP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sambalpur Railway Division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 August 2012 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Bhawanipatna railway station is a railway station located in Kalahandi district of Odisha State.
History
The Lanjigarh–Junagarh railway line was proposed in 1991 and announced in the 1992 Railway Budget. Construction was completed in 2011. Bhawanipatna railway station, part of the line, was inaugurated on 11 August 2012 by former Minister of State for Railways, Bhakta Charan Das.[1] The first train Bhawanipatna–Bhubaneshwar link express started from Bhawanipatna.[2] A passenger train was extended to Bhawanipatna from Kesinga on 12 August 2012.
References
- ^ "Bhawanipatna railway station opens". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Bhawanipatna-bhubaneshwar link exp inaugural". Retrieved 9 December 2013.