Balasore Baleshwar | |||||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Balasore, Odisha India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°30′05″N 86°55′13″E / 21.5014°N 86.9203°E | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
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Balasore railway station serves Balasore, Remuna, Chandipur, Bhograi in Balasore district and other districts like Mayurbhanj, Kendujhargarh and Bhadrak for boarding major trains like Duronto, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Humsafar Express and many more trains that do not stop at Bhadrak station in the Indian state of Odisha.