Bilaspur Junction Railway Station (station codeBSP), located in the Indian state ofChhattisgarh, servesBilaspur inBilaspur district.
Bilaspur Junction | |||||||||
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| Regional rail,Light rail &Goods railway | |||||||||
 Old station building of Bilaspur Junction built in 1890,now made VIP Entrance. | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Ahead budhwari bazar,Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°03′26″N82°10′04″E / 22.0572°N 82.1678°E /22.0572; 82.1678 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 292.300 metres (958.99 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | South East Central Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Bilaspur–Katni line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 8 (5 island platforms + 3 Terminus)+ 2 under construction) | ||||||||
| Tracks | 18 | ||||||||
| Connections | Wifi enabled IR station,Zonal Headquarter | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Operating | ||||||||
| Station code | BSP | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Bilaspur railway division | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1889; 136 years ago (1889) | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1969–70 | ||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 450000 (approx) | |||||||||
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History
editThe railway station came up in 1889 with the opening ofRajnandgaon to Bilaspur extension of erstwhileNagpur Chhattisgarh Railway taken over byBengal 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 crosscountryHowrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line in 1900.[1]
Electrification
editThe Rourkela–Bilaspur section was electrified in 1969–70 while Bilaspur–Nagpur in 1976–77 and Bilaspur–Katni in 1981.[2]
Zonal HQ
editBilaspur is headquarters ofSouth East Central Railway.[3]
Electric Loco Shed, Bilaspur
editBilaspur Electric loco Shed Commissioned on 2018. Current Homing Capacity on the Shed is 100 locos.
| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 249 |
| 2. | EF12K | 12000 | 5 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of May 2025 | 254 | ||
Busy station
editBilaspur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.
Important trains
edit- 18477/Kalinga Utkal Express
- 12441/Bilaspur Rajdhani Express
- 12130/Azad Hind Express
- 18237/Chhattisgarh Express
- 12823/Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
- 12102/Jnaneswari Express
- 12810/Howrah–Mumbai Mail
- 12855/ Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity Superfast Express
- 18029/Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
- 22815/Ernakulam–Bilaspur Express
- 12851/Bilaspur–Chennai Central Superfast Express
- 22619/Tirunelveli–Bilaspur Express
- 20826/Bilaspur–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express
Achievements
editBilaspur 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
edit- ^"Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived fromthe original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved5 December 2012.
- ^"History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved8 December 2012.
- ^"South East Central Railway". South East Central Railway. Retrieved5 December 2012.
- ^"Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry".Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived fromthe original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved2012-11-21.
External links
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Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatora towards ? | South East Central Railway zone | Dadhapara towards ? | ||
| Uslapur towards ? | South East Central Railway zone Katni–Bilaspur branch line | Terminus | ||