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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Bhopal Junction
| type = [[Rapid transit]], [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station (1).jpg
| image_caption = Bhopal railway station
| address = Bhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.267212|N|77.412970|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Agra–Bhopal section]],<br />[[Bhopal–Nagpur section]],<br />[[New Delhi–Chennai main line]],<br />[[Ujjain–Bhopal section]]
| other = Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 6
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 9
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened = {{start date and age|1910}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BPL
| zone = [[West Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Bhopal}}
}}
| former =
| status = Functioning
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railways]]
| passengers = 60,000 Avg per day
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=Bhopal Nishatpura Junction |next=Bhopal Habibganj|line=New Delhi–Chennai main line}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=Terminus|next=Sant Hirdaram Nagar |line=Bhopal–Ujjain branch line }}
| map_type = India Bhopal#India Madhya Pradesh#India
| map_dot_label = Bhopal Junction
}}

'''Bhopal Junction railway station''' (station code:- '''BPL''') is a major [[railway junction]] of India and main railway station of [[Bhopal]], the capital of the central Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. This station also serves as a connecting point for various pilgrims from Asia to visit the Stupa of [[Sanchi]], an important Buddhist [[stupa]], which is about {{convert|40|km}} from this station

==Construction==
The station was constructed in year 1910. The second station for the city ([[Bhopal Habibganj]]) was constructed in year 1975 and its inauguration was done by [[Indira Gandhi]], the then Prime Minister of India. Later on, the city of Bhopal got 4 new other local railway stations named:

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#ffffff;"
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD750" | Station name
!! style="background-color:#FFD750" | Station code
!! style="background-color:#FFD750" | Railway zone
!! style="background-color:#FFD750" | Total platforms
|-
| align="left" | Bhopal Junction
| align="center" | BPL
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway]]
| align="center" | 6
|-
| align="left" | [[Habibganj railway station|Bhopal Habibganj]]
| align="center" | HBJ
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway]]
| align="center" | 5
|-
| align="left" | [[Bairagarh railway station|Bhopal Bairagarh]]
| align="center" | BIH
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway zone|West central Railway]]
| align="center" | 2
|-
| align="left" | [[Bhopal Misrod]]
| align="center" | MSD
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway]]
| align="center" | 2
|-
| align="left" | [[Sukhsewanagar|Bhopal Sukhisewania]]
| align="center" | SUW
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway]]
| align="center" | 3
|-
| align="left" | [[Mandideep|Bhopal Mandideep]]
| align="center" | MDP
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway]]
| align="center" | 2
|}

Altogether the city has six railway stations within its city limits.

The main railway station as well as {{stnlnk|Bhopal Habibganj}} are selected along with 47 other railway stations to emerge as ''The World Class Railway Station''. The Bhopal Junction and [[Bhopal Habibganj]] have already received ''ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATE''.

==Location==
The station is located at about {{convert|9|km}} north of the city centre and {{convert|7|km}} from {{stnlnk|Bhopal Habibganj}}.

==Infrastructure==
The station has 6 platforms in addition to enough waiting halls, refreshment centre, passenger ticket counter and ticket vending machines, vehicle parking, communication facility, sanitary facility and dedicated Government Railway Police force to ensure security.

==Services==
Bhopal Junction railway station is located on the main [[Delhi]]–[[Chennai]] route which halts more than 200 daily trains, with a total of more than 380 trains within a week. To the north of the Bhopal Junction lies {{stnlnk|Bina Junction}}, to the south lies {{stnlnk|Itarsi Junction}}. There is one track which connects Bhopal to the west with {{stnlnk|Ujjain Junction}}, Sehore, {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad Junction}}. Also to some portion of {{stnlnk|Indore Junction}}, Sehore and {{stnlnk|Dewas Junction}}.

==Development==

The Bhopal railway station has become the India's first railway station to have a sanitary napkin vending machine named as ‘Happy Nari’. The machine dispenses two sanitary napkins at the cost of Rs 5 only and accepts Rs 5 coins. The sanitary pads vending machine has been installed at platform No.1 by the Railway Women Welfare Association of Bhopal. The machine has the capacity of holding 75 sanitary pads. A specially trained female staff will refill the machine.

==See also==
*[[Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station]]
*[[Habibganj railway station]]
*[[List of railway stations in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|12}}
*{{cite web|title=Daily passenger visit|url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details.jsp?ID1=Bhopal
|website=Indianrailways Official Website}}

{{City of Bhopal}}
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}
{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1910]]
[[Category:Bhopal railway division]]

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