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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Raipur Junction<br />
| native_name = <br />
| type = [[Express train]] and [[Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| platform = 7<br />
| image = File:Raipur Railway station.png<br />
| image_caption = Raipur junction, outside view<br />
| address = Station Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.2564|N|81.6298|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|314.350|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Bilaspur–Nagpur section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] and [[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line|Raipur–Mahasamund–Vizianagaram line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on ground station)<br />
| tracks = [[Indian gauge|Broad gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = 1888<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1935–45<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = R<br />
| zone = [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]]<br />
| division = [[Raipur railway division]]<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = <br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] and [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| passengers = 5,50,000<br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Chhattisgarh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Chhattisgarh]]##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Raipur Junction<br />
}}<br />
'''Raipur Junction''' is the main railway station serving the city of [[Raipur]].It is only few of the railway stations in India which has been given the grade 'A-1' by the Indian Railways and is one of the highest-revenue-earning railway stations in India. This station is one of the prominent stations on the [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]. It is also the originating point of the [[Raipur–Vizianagarm branch line]] route. Raipur is the busiest railway station in South Eastern Central Railway zone.<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] and then extending it via [[Bilaspur railway station|Bilaspur]] to [[Asansol Junction railway station|Asansol]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html |title = Number 1 Down Mail| publisher= Railways of the Raj| access-date = 2012-11-10 }}</ref> The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.<ref name=ser>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|publisher=South Eastern Railway|access-date=2012-11-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archive-date=1 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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The {{convert|79|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Vizianagaram–Parvatipuram line was opened in 1908–09 and an extension to Salur was built in 1913. The Parvatipuram–Raipur line was completed in 1931.<ref name=ser/><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Bilaspur–Bhilai section was electrified in 1935–45.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-10}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)}}<br />
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= WRS Colony|next= Saraswatinagar|line=South East Central Railway zone|branch= [[Bilaspur–Nagpur section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]|rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Telibandha|line=South East Central Railway zone|branch= [[Raipur–Dhamtari section]] |rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Mandir Hasaud|line=East Coast Railway zone|branch= [[Raipur–Vizianagaram branch line]]|rows1=1}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Chhattisgarh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Raipur district]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Raipur, Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Raipur, Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1888]]<br />
[[Category:Raipur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:1888 establishments in India]]<br />
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