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Bhubaneswar
Indian Railway Station

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Bhubaneswar Railway Station

LocationMaster Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India
Coordinates
20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431Coordinates: 20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E / 20.2656; 85.8431
Elevation33.22 metres (109.0 ft)
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)
Howrah-Chennai main line, Kharagpur-Puri line, Bhubaneswar - Bangalore Cantonment Superfast Express, Bangriposi - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express
Platforms6
Tracks8 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBBS
Zone(s)East Coast Railway
Division(s)Khurda Road
History
Opened1896; 123 years ago (1896)
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (Daily)150,000+

Location


Bhubaneswar Railway Station is located in Odisha

Bhubaneswar Railway Station

Bhubaneswar Railway Station




Location of Bhubaneswar Railway Station in Odisha

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.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Infrastructure


  • 3 New Bhubaneswar


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History


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.



Infrastructure




Second entrance to Bhubaneswar railway station towards platform no.6


RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways provides high-speed public free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership with Google. The service was inaugurated by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accompanied by Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, said the WiFi service will benefit 1.4 lakh visitors at Bhubaneswar station daily.[1]



New Bhubaneswar


As Bhubaneswar Railway Station is getting saturated, a satellite passenger terminal is under construction at New Bhubaneswar (between Mancheswar and Barang). While Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern side of the city, New Bhubaneswar railway station would be located on the northern side.[2]



References




  1. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Googles-free-Wi-Fi-service-arrives-at-Bhubaneswar-railway-station/articleshow/51864851.cms


  2. ^ "'New Bhubaneswar' in the offing". The Hindu, 16 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-30..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em




External links


Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage












Preceding station
 

Indian Railways
 
Following station
Vani Vihar

East Coast Railway zone
Howrah-Chennai main line

Lingaraj Temple Road











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