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{{Short description|Railway junction station in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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| address       = Bhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]  
| address = Bhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
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'''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
'''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==
==History==
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:


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The Bhopal–Itarsi section of [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]] was opened in 1884. Jhansi–Bhopal section was opened in 1889. In 1895, the Ujjain–Bhopal section was opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in//downloadfile_2.jsp?filename=1327061188023-opening%20of%20sections.pdf|title=Section opening dates from History of Western Railways, Ministry of Railways|website=Western Railway|access-date=1 May 2023|archive-date=4 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704092216/https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in//downloadfile_2.jsp?filename=1327061188023-opening%20of%20sections.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| title=IR History: Early Days – II| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| access-date=22 November 2013| archive-date=26 July 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/final_gazettee/comm1.html| title = Introduction| work = Nagpur Itarsi Route| publisher = Nagpur district authorities| access-date = 17 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410104748/http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/FINAL_GAZETTEE/comm1.html| archive-date = 10 April 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> The station building was constructed in year 1910.
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!! style="background-color:#FFD750" | Railway zone
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| 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
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| align="left"  | [[Sukhsewanagar|Bhopal Sukhisewania]]
| align="center" | SUW
| align="center" | [[West Central Railway]]
| align="center" | 3
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| 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.
In 1984, the station was affected by the [[Bhopal disaster]], when toxic gas fumes from a nearby chemical plant leaked. In the station, staff, passengers, people fleeing the gases and other persons present died and were injured from inhaling these gases. Station staff still tried to alarm nearby stations not to send trains towards Bhopal. The station master made a stationary train, the [[Gorakhpur]] to [[Mumbai]] Express, leave immediately ahead of departure time to save the people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pal |first=Sanchari |date=2016-10-28 |title=The Forgotten Stationmaster Who Saved Countless Lives During the Bhopal Gas Tragedy |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/73257/ghulam-dastagir-stationmaster-bhopal-gas-tragedy-hero/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Better India |language=en-US |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002200631/https://www.thebetterindia.com/73257/ghulam-dastagir-stationmaster-bhopal-gas-tragedy-hero/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-12-04 |title=Bhopal gas tragedy: An unsung hero who saved many lives |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/an-unsung-hero-who-saved-many-lives/articleshow/72355810.cms |access-date=2022-10-02 |website= |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006191308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/an-unsung-hero-who-saved-many-lives/articleshow/72355810.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>


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''.
==Rail lines ==


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


==Infrastructure==
* [[New Delhi – Chennai main line]] - existing: Connect [[North India]] with [[South India]], runs via Mathura-Agra-Bhopal-Nagpur-Hydrabad. In 2026, it has 3 parallel tracks and fourth track is under-constriction.
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==
* [[Ujjain–Bhopal section|Ratlam-Ujjain–Bhopal line]] - existing: Connect Bhopal to western Madhya Pradesh and beyond to Rajasthan.
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==
* {{anchor|BRML}}Bhopal-Ramganj Mandi line - under-construction with target completion by December 2027: a new Rs3,035 cr 276-km long greenfield line connecting Bhopal in the southeast to [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] in northwest via [[Ramganj Mandi Junction railway station|Ramganj Mandi]]-[[Aklera]]-[[Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh|Rajgarh]]-[[Biaora]].<ref name=newrlt1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/new-rail-line-between-bhopal-and-ramganj-mandi-moves-forward-with-key-trial/articleshow/123017269.cms New rail line between Bhopal and Ramganj Mandi moves forward with key trial], Times of India, 31 Jul 2025.</ref> In March 2026, 50% of the 276 km track was complete (Ramganj Mandi-Rajgarh section in the north) and the remaining Rajgarh-Bhopal section in the south was under-construction.<ref>[https://www.patrika.com/en/rajgarh-news/bhopalramganjmandi-rail-line-rajgarh-awaits-first-train-after-25-years-20433138 New Rail Line to Begin in MP Today, Train to Run in This District for the First Time, 25-Year Wait to End], Patrika.com, 18 Mar 2026.</ref>


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.
==Passenger services ==
 
===Facilities ===
 
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=BPL |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhopal-junction-bpl/12 |website=indiarailinfo.com |access-date=14 November 2021 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114005217/https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhopal-junction-bpl/12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Train services===
 
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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|Shujalpur}}, {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad Junction}}. Also to some portion of {{stnlnk|Indore Junction}}, Sehore, {{stnlnk|Shujalpur}} and {{stnlnk|Dewas Junction}}.
 
== Other railway stations within Bhopal city ==
 
Other railway stations serving [[Bhopal]] metropolitan area
* [[Rani Kamalapati railway station]]
* [[Misrod railway station]]
* [[Nishatpura railway station]]
* [[Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station]]
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Bhopal Junction Railway Station, Bhopal.jpg|Main building, 2022
File:Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station (1).jpg|Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station, April 2017
File:Railway Reservation Center Bhopal.jpg|Railway Reservation Center Bhopal, 2017
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station]]
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*[[Habibganj railway station]]
 
*[[List of railway stations in India]]
* [[Bhoj Metro]], Bhopal metro trains
* [[Future of rail transport in India]]
* [[Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]


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


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

Latest revision as of 19:43, 18 March 2026



BHOPAL JUNCTION
Rapid transit, Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Bhopal railway station
LocationBhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates23°16′02″N 77°24′47″E / 23.267212°N 77.412970°E / 23.267212; 77.412970
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWest Central Railways
Line(s)Agra–Bhopal section,
Bhopal–Nagpur section,
New Delhi–Chennai main line,
Ujjain–Bhopal section,
Bhopal–Ram Ganj Mandi line
Platforms6
Tracks9
ConnectionsTaxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBPL
Zone(s) West Central Railway zone
Division(s) Bhopal
History
Opened1889; 137 years ago (1889)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
60,000 Avg per day
Services
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Location
Bhopal Junction is located in Bhopal
Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction
Location within Bhopal
Bhopal Junction is located in Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction (Madhya Pradesh)
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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 40 kilometres (25 mi) from this station.

History[edit | edit source]

The Bhopal–Itarsi section of New Delhi–Chennai main line was opened in 1884. Jhansi–Bhopal section was opened in 1889. In 1895, the Ujjain–Bhopal section was opened.[1][2][3] The station building was constructed in year 1910.

In 1984, the station was affected by the Bhopal disaster, when toxic gas fumes from a nearby chemical plant leaked. In the station, staff, passengers, people fleeing the gases and other persons present died and were injured from inhaling these gases. Station staff still tried to alarm nearby stations not to send trains towards Bhopal. The station master made a stationary train, the Gorakhpur to Mumbai Express, leave immediately ahead of departure time to save the people on board.[4][5]

Rail lines[edit | edit source]

Bhopal has following rail lines:

  • Bhopal-Ramganj Mandi line - under-construction with target completion by December 2027: a new Rs3,035 cr 276-km long greenfield line connecting Bhopal in the southeast to Kota in northwest via Ramganj Mandi-Aklera-Rajgarh-Biaora.[6] In March 2026, 50% of the 276 km track was complete (Ramganj Mandi-Rajgarh section in the north) and the remaining Rajgarh-Bhopal section in the south was under-construction.[7]

Passenger services[edit | edit source]

Facilities[edit | edit source]

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.[8]

Train services[edit | edit source]

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 Bina Junction, to the south lies Itarsi Junction. There is one track which connects Bhopal to the west with Ujjain Junction, Sehore, Shujalpur, Ratlam Junction and Ahmedabad Junction. Also to some portion of Indore Junction, Sehore, Shujalpur and Dewas Junction.

Other railway stations within Bhopal city[edit | edit source]

Other railway stations serving Bhopal metropolitan area

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Main building, 2022
    Main building, 2022
  • Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station, April 2017
    Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station, April 2017
  • Railway Reservation Center Bhopal, 2017
    Railway Reservation Center Bhopal, 2017

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Section opening dates from History of Western Railways, Ministry of Railways" (PDF). Western Railway. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Introduction". Nagpur Itarsi Route. Nagpur district authorities. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Pal, Sanchari (28 October 2016). "The Forgotten Stationmaster Who Saved Countless Lives During the Bhopal Gas Tragedy". The Better India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bhopal gas tragedy: An unsung hero who saved many lives". The Times of India. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ New rail line between Bhopal and Ramganj Mandi moves forward with key trial, Times of India, 31 Jul 2025.
  7. ↑ New Rail Line to Begin in MP Today, Train to Run in This District for the First Time, 25-Year Wait to End, Patrika.com, 18 Mar 2026.
  8. ↑ "BPL". indiarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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