Bhawanipatna railway station

19°33′09″N 83°54′50″E / 19.5524°N 83.914°E / 19.5524; 83.914Elevation241 m (791 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Coast RailwayLine(s)Lanjigarh–Junagarh sectionPlatforms1Tracks2ConstructionParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBWIP Zone(s) East Coast Railway Division(s) Sambalpur Railway DivisionHistoryOpened11 August 2012; 11 years ago (2012-08-11)ElectrifiedYesServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Depur P.H towards ?		East Coast Railway zone Lanjigarh–Junagarh section		Junagarh towards ?

Location
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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 Railway 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.

Important trains

• 18437 / 18438 – Bhubaneswar–Junagarh Express
• 58207 / 58208 – Raipur–Bhawanipatna Passenger
• 58303 / 58304 – SAMBALPUR–JUNAGARH ROAD Passenger

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