Brahmapur
Popularity rail and A Grade railway station
Brahmapur station main entrance
General information
LocationBrahmapur, Odisha, PIN-760001
India
Coordinates19°17′48″N 84°47′48″E / 19.2966°N 84.7968°E / 19.2966; 84.7968
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Owned byINDIAN RAILWAY
Line(s)Howrah-Chennai main line,
Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
Platforms4
Tracks5
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto stand, Bus stand, Availability of wheel chair system& High-speed Rail wire WiFi system provided by RailTel (Govt.of India)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBAM
Zone(s) East Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Khurda Road
History
Opened1896; 128 years ago (1896)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Coast State Railway,
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Passengers
11958+
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jagannathpur
towards Howrah Junction
 East Coast Railway zone Golanthra
towards Chennai Central
Location
Brahmapur is located in Odisha
Brahmapur
Brahmapur
Location in Odisha
Brahmapur is located in India
Brahmapur
Brahmapur
Location in India

Brahmapur is a major and one of the oldest railway stations in the Indian state of Odisha. It is administered under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It serves Brahmapur Silk city of India, Ganjam district and two other districts of South Odisha and other districts of neighboring Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 'A' grade (NSG3) railway stations of India. After Berhampur, Paralakhemundi (PLH) is the first Odisha Originated and dedicated Railway station in Odisha. Which was earlier in Ganjam district (present day Gajapati district) of odisha.

History

During the period of 1893 to 1896, (1,287 km (800 mi) of East Coast State Railway) this historic Brahmapur station was built and opened to traffic in 1896. Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Brahmapur (Berhampur) was opened on 1 January 1899.[1]

The 514 km (319 mi) long northern section of the South Eastern Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.[2]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[3]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[4] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[4][5] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.[4]

Accessibility

31 kilometres (19 mi)

The nearest international airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport (172 km)

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. ^ "History". East Coast Railway. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "IR History: Part - III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. ^ "IR History: Part - IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

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Railway stations in Odisha
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