Bhubaneswar railway station
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Bhubaneswar
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| Indian Railway Station | |
Bhubaneswar Railway Station
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| Location | Master Canteen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India |
| Coordinates | 20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°ECoordinates: 20°15′56″N 85°50′35″E / 20.2656°N 85.8431°E |
| Elevation | Template:Convert 33.22m |
| Operated by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line, Kharagpur-Puri line |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 8 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | BBS |
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway |
| Division(s) | Khurda Road |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (Daily) | 150,000+ |
| Location | |
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.
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.
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway. In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier. Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.
Bhubaneswar Yard and Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar section was electrified in 2001-02. Bhubaneswar-Barang section was electrified in 2002-03.
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.
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