Bhopal Junction railway station

Bhopal Junction
Rapid transit, Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Bhopal railway station
Location	Bhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India
Coordinates	23.267212°N 77.412970°E / 23.267212; 77.412970
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	West Central Railways
Line(s)	Agra–Bhopal section, Bhopal–Nagpur section, New Delhi–Chennai main line, Ujjain–Bhopal section
Platforms	6
Tracks	9
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BPL
Zone(s)	West Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Bhopal
History
Opened	1910 (1910)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
60,000 Avg per day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Bhopal Nishatpura Junction toward [[Template:S-line/Indian Railways left/New Delhi–Chennai main line railway station|Template:S-line/Indian Railways left/New Delhi–Chennai main line]] New Delhi–Chennai main line Bhopal Habibganj toward [[Template:S-line/Indian Railways right/New Delhi–Chennai main line railway station|Template:S-line/Indian Railways right/New Delhi–Chennai main line]] Terminus toward [[Template:S-line/Indian Railways left/Bhopal–Ujjain branch line railway station|Template:S-line/Indian Railways left/Bhopal–Ujjain branch line]] Bhopal–Ujjain branch line Sant Hirdaram Nagar toward [[Template:S-line/Indian Railways right/Bhopal–Ujjain branch line railway station|Template:S-line/Indian Railways right/Bhopal–Ujjain branch line]]
Location
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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

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:

Station name	Station code	Railway zone	Total platforms
Bhopal Junction	BPL	West Central Railway	6
Bhopal Habibganj	HBJ	West Central Railway	5
Bhopal Bairagarh	BIH	West central Railway	2
Bhopal Misrod	MSD	West Central Railway	2
Bhopal Sukhisewania	SUW	West Central Railway	3
Bhopal Mandideep	MDP	West Central Railway	2

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

The main railway station as well as 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 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the city centre and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from 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 Bina Junction, to the south lies Itarsi Junction. There is one track which connects Bhopal to the west with Ujjain Junction, Sehore, Ratlam Junction and Ahmedabad Junction. Also to some portion of Indore Junction, Sehore and 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

External links

• Bhopal Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
• "Daily passenger visit". Indianrailways Official Website.