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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Bhubaneswar Railway Station

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. It comes under (NSG2) railway stations category of India.

History

Second entrance to Bhubaneswar railway station towards platform no.6
Bhubaneswar railway station Unreserved ticket counter

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.

Bhubaneshwar Railway Station will also be redevelopment at an estimated cost of 397.58 crore.

New Bhubaneswar

As Bhubaneswar railway station is getting saturated, a satellite passenger terminal is constructed between Mancheswar and Barang railway stations. While Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern end of the city, New Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the northern end.

References

  1. ^ https://eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536225599999-history%20kur.pdf
  2. ^ "HISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.google.com/www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-railway-ministernbspashwininbspvaishnaw-lays-foundation-stone-for-bhubaneswar-railway-station-cm-patnaik-to-inaugurate-new-projects-2930206/lite/
  4. ^ "'New Bhubaneswar' in the offing". The Hindu. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage