Bilaspur Junction railway station

Railway station in Chhattisgarh

22°03′26″N 82°10′04″E / 22.0572°N 82.1678°E / 22.0572; 82.1678Elevation292.300 metres (958.99 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth East Central RailwaysLine(s)Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Bilaspur–Katni linePlatforms9 (6 main line)
( 3 Terminus )Tracks18ConnectionsWifi enabled IR station,Zonal HeadquarterConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesAccessibleDisabled access AvailableOther informationStatusOperatingStation codeBSP Zone(s) South East Central Railway zone Division(s) Bilaspur railway divisionHistoryOpened1889; 135 years ago (1889)Electrified1969–70Previous namesBengal Nagpur RailwayPassengers450000 (approx) Location
Bilaspur Junction is located in Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur Junction
Bilaspur Junction
Location within Chhattisgarh
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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 15/10/2018.Current Homing Capacity on the Shed is 100 locos.

SN Locomotives HP Quantity
1. WAG-9H/9HC 6120 167
Total Locomotives Active as of December 2023 150

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

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

  1. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. ^ "South East Central Railway". South East Central Railway. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ^ "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 Following station
Gatora
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South East Central Railway zone Dadhapara
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Uslapur
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South East Central Railway zone
Katni–Bilaspur branch line
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Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways
Source: "100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways".
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Railway stations in Chhattisgarh1
SECRTooltip South East Central Railway zone
Bilaspur
Raipur
Nagpur SEC
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Waltair
Sambalpur
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