Tracks 18 Opened 14 February 1889 Owner Indian Railways | Platforms 9 Elevation 262 m Phone 090091 57824 | |
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Line(s) Howrah linemumbai lineKatni-Bilaspur line Similar Raipur Junction railway st, Nagpur Junction railway st, Durg Junction railway st, Jharsuguda railway station, Gondia Junction railway st | ||
Bilaspur junction railway station
Bilaspur Junction railway station, located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district.
Contents
- Bilaspur junction railway station
- History
- Electrification
- Zonal HQ
- Busy station
- Important Trains
- References
History
The railway station came up in 1889 with the opening of Rajnandgaon to Bilaspur extension of erstwhile Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway taken over by Bengal 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 crosscountry Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line in 1900.
Electrification
The Rourkela-Bilaspur section was electrified in 1969-70 while Bilaspur-Nagpur in 1976-77 and Bilaspur-Katni in 1981.
Zonal HQ
Bilaspur is headquarters of South East Central Railway
Busy station
Bilaspur Railway Station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.