Bhawanipatna railway station

Bhawanipatna
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location	SH-16, Parmanandapur, Bhawanipatna, Odisha India
Coordinates	19°33′09″N 83°54′50″E / 19.5524°N 83.914°E / 19.5524; 83.914Coordinates: 19°33′09″N 83°54′50″E / 19.5524°N 83.914°E / 19.5524; 83.914
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railway
Line(s)	Lanjigarh–Junagarh section
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BWIP
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Sambalpur Railway Division
History
Opened	11 August 2012; 9 years ago (2012-08-11)
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station toward ? East Coast Railway zone Lanjigarh–Junagarh section Junagarh toward ?
Location
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Bhawanipatna railway station was located in Kalahandi district of Odisha State.

History[]

The proposal for Lanjigarh–Junagarh line came in 1991, when Bhakta Charan Das was the state railway minister. This line was announced in Railway Budget 1992. After nearly twenty years later this line was completed in 2011. After then Bhawanipatna railway station was opened by former State railway minister Bhakta charan das on 11 August 2012.^[1] On the same day, the first train Bhawanipatna–Bhubaneshwar link express started from Bhawanipatna.^[2] A Passenger train was extended to Bhawanipatna from Kesinga on 12 August 2012.

Important trains[]

• 18437 / 18438 – Bhubaneswar–Junagarh Express
• 58207 / 58208 – Raipur–Bhawanipatna Passenger
• 58303 / 58304 – SAMBALPUR–JUNAGARH ROAD Passenger

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