Balasore railway station

Balasore Baleshwar
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Station Road, Balasore, Odisha India
Coordinates	21°30′05″N 86°55′13″E / 21.5014°N 86.9203°E / 21.5014; 86.9203
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line Balasore–Gopinathpur Nilgiri line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLS
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1896
Electrified	Yes, Double electrified line
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Passengers
Daily more than 150000
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Tikirapal Halt towards Howrah Junction South Eastern Railway zone Howrah–Chennai main line Nilgiri Road towards Chennai Central
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Balasore railway station, officially Baleshwar railway station,^[1] is a railway station in Balasore city of Odisha. It serves Balasore, Remuna, Chandipur and Bhograi in Balasore district and other districts like Mayurbhanj, Kendujhargarh and Bhadrak for boarding major trains like Duronto, Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Humsafar Express and many more trains that do not stop at Bhadrak railway station. It is an A-grade station.^[2]