Bhopal Junction railway station

Bhopal Junction भोपाल जंक्शन
Rapid transit, Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Bhopal Junction
Location	Bhopal Main Junction Railway Station, Near Nadra Bus Stand, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates	23°16′4″N 77°24′50″E / 23.26778°N 77.41389°E / 23.26778; 77.41389
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Agra–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section New Delhi–Chennai main line
Platforms	6
Tracks	9
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	BPL
Fare zone	West Central Railway
History
Opened	1910; 107 years ago (1910)
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	5,50,000 Avg per day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Bhopal Nishatpura Junction New Delhi–Chennai main line Bhopal Habibganj Terminus Bhopal-Ujjain Branch Line Bhopal Bairagarh Junction
Location
Bhopal Junction भोपाल जंक्शन Location within Madhya Pradesh Show map of Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Junction भोपाल जंक्शन Location within Madhya Pradesh Show map of India

Bhopal Junction railway station (Station Code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various pilgrims from Nepal, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and Myanmar to visit the Stupa of Sanchi, an important Buddhist stupa, which is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from this station.

The station was constructed in year 1910. The second station for the city (Bhopal Habibganj) was constructed in year 1975 and its inauguration was done by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. Later on, the city of Bhopal got 4 new other local railway stations named:

Altogether the city has six railway stations within its city limits.

The main railway station as well as Bhopal Habibganj are selected along with 47 other railway stations to emerge as The World Class Railway Station. The Bhopal Junction and Bhopal Habibganj have already received ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATE.

The station is located at about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the city centre and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Bhopal Habibganj.

The station has 6 platforms in addition to enough waiting halls, refreshment centre, passenger ticket counter and ticket vending machines, vehicle parking, communication facility, sanitary facility and dedicated Government Railway Police force to ensure security.

Bhopal Junction Railway Station is located on the Main Delhi–Chennai route which halts more than 200 daily trains, with a total of more than 380 trains within a week. To the north of the Bhopal Junction lies Bina Junction, to the south lies Itarsi Junction. There is one track which connects Bhopal to the west with Ujjain Junction, Ratlam Junction and Ahmedabad Junction. Also to some portion of Indore Junction and Dewas Junction.