Bhopal Junction railway station

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Bhopal Junction
Rapid transit, Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail station
Bhopal railway station
General information
Location	Bhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India
Coordinates	23°16′02″N 77°24′47″E / 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, Bhopal–Ram Ganj Mandi line
Platforms	6
Tracks	9
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BPL
Zone(s)	West Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Bhopal
History
Opened	1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
60,000 Avg per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Habibganj towards ? New Delhi–Chennai main line Nishatpura towards ? Sant Hirdaram Nagar towards ? Bhopal–Ujjain branch line Terminus
Location Bhopal Junction Location within Bhopal Show map of Bhopal Bhopal Junction Bhopal Junction (Madhya Pradesh) Show map of Madhya Pradesh Interactive map

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.