Bilaspur Junction railway station (station code BSP), located in the Indian state of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

, serves Bilaspur in Bilaspur district.

History

The railway station came up in 1889 with the opening of

Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon is a city in Rajnandgaon District, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. the population of the city was 163,122. Rajnandgaon district came into existence on 26January 1973, as a result of the division of Durg district. History O ...

to Bilaspur extension of erstwhile

Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway was a line owned by the provincial government and operated by the state railways. The line ran from Nagpur via Tumsar - Gondia and Dongargarh to Rajnandgaon. The initial section from Nagpur to Tumsar was opened on 6 ...

taken over by

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

and construction of the Nagpur–Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway, which opened in 1891. The station building was constructed in 1890. It became a station on the crosscountry

Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line (also known as Mumbai–Kolkata line) is a railway line in India connecting Kolkata and Mumbai via Nagpur. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1900. Sections The trunk line has been treated in more deta ...

in 1900.

Electrification

The Rourkela–Bilaspur section was electrified in 1969–70 while Bilaspur–Nagpur in 1976–77 and Bilaspur–Katni in 1981.

Zonal HQ

Bilaspur is headquarters of

South East Central Railway The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the 19 Railway Zones in India. The Zone Office is headquartered at Bilaspur and comprises the Bilaspur, Nagpur and Raipur Division. History This Zone was formerly part of the South ...

Busy station

Bilaspur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. as about 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.

Important trains

* 12441/

Bilaspur Rajdhani Express The 12441 / 12442 ''Bilaspur Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12441 from Bilaspur Junction to New Delhi and as t ...

* 12130/

Azad Hind Express Azad Hind Express is an express train of Central Railway of Indian Railways linking Pune with Howrah. It is one of the fastest trains in its route with high priority. It covers a distance of 2,015 kilometers at an average speed of 60 k ...

* 18237/

Chhattisgarh Express The 18237 / 18238 Chhattisgarh Express is a well known old Indian train which connects and . Its name represents the state of Chhattisgarh. It runs through the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Hary ...

* 12823/

Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express The 12823 / 12824 ''Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express'' is an India Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India, and is also called the king of South East Central Railway. It operates as train numbe ...

* 12102/

Jnaneswari Express The 12101/12102 Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express, also spelled Dnyaneswari (in Marathi) and Gyaneshwari (in Hindi), is a Superfast class train of Indian Railways connecting two metropolitan cities of India, Kolkata and Mumbai. Traction It is ...

* 12810/

Howrah–Mumbai Mail The 12809/10 Howrah Junction–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail is a Mail train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India. Initially it connected Howrah ...

* 12855/

Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity Superfast Express The 12855 / 56 Bilaspur - Itwari InterCity SF Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways South East Central Railway zone that runs between and Itwari Junction in India. It operates as train number 12855 from to Itwar ...

* 18029/

Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express The 18029/18030 Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Shalimar (Kolkata) and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) in India. It operates as train number 18029 from Lokmanya Til ...

* 22815/

Ernakulam–Bilaspur Express The 22816 / 15 Ernakulam–Bilaspur Express is a Superfast Express train that runs between and . The train belongs to the South East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It operates as train number 22816 from Ernakulam Junction to Bilasp ...

* 12851/

Bilaspur–Chennai Central Superfast Express The Bilaspur–Chennai Central Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to South East Central Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and Chennai Central in India. It is currently being operated with 12851/12852 train ...

* 22619/

Tirunelveli–Bilaspur Express The 22619 / 22620 Tirunelveli–Bilaspur Superfast Express is a Express express train belonging to Indian Railways Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22620 from Tirunelveli Junction to Bilaspu ...

For other train details please visit Indian Railway web site indianrail.gov.in.

Achievements

Bilaspur Junction railway station has many achievements: * Bilaspur Junction is third-cleanest railway station and cleanest zonal headquarter railway station of India. (Survey 2015–16) * Here is fifth-longest railway platform in Bilaspur Junction.

References

External links

{{Railway stations in Chhattisgarh Railway stations in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh Railway junction stations in Chhattisgarh Bilaspur railway division Transport in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Railway stations in India opened in 1889 1889 establishments in British India