Bhawanipatna railway station

Bhawanipatna ଭବାନୀପାଟଣା
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
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railway
Line(s)	Lanjigarh-Junagarh section
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BWIP
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Sambalpur Railway Division
History
Opened	August 11, 2012
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Depur P.H East Coast Railway zone Lanjigarh-Junagarh section Junagarh
Location
Bhawanipatna railway station Location in Orissa

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 rail 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.

References

1. "Bhawanipatna railway station opens". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
2. "Bhawanipatna-bhubaneshwar link exp inaugural". Retrieved 9 December 2013.

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