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Bhopal Junction railway station

Bhopal Junction
भोपाल जंक्शन
Rapid transit, Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
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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 Handicapped/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
Computerized Ticketing CountersLuggage Checking SystemParkingDisabled AccessFood PlazaKiosksWCTaxi StandPublic Transportation
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
New Delhi–Chennai main line
Bhopal-Ujjain Branch Line
Location
Bhopal Junction  भोपाल जंक्शन is located in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal Junction  भोपाल जंक्शन
Bhopal Junction
भोपाल जंक्शन
Location within Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal Junction  भोपाल जंक्शन is located in India
Bhopal Junction  भोपाल जंक्शन
Bhopal Junction
भोपाल जंक्शन
Location within Madhya Pradesh

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 DelhiChennai 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.


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