Balasore railway station

Balasore

Baleshwar
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationStation Road, Balasore, Odisha
India
Coordinates21°30′05″N 86°55′13″E / 21.5014°N 86.9203°E / 21.5014; 86.9203
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Chennai main line
Balasore–Gopinathpur Nilgiri line
Platforms4
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBLS
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1896
ElectrifiedYes, Double electrified line
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Passengers
Daily more than 150000
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Tikirapal Halt South Eastern Railway zone Nilgiri Road
Location
Balasore is located in Odisha
Balasore
Balasore
Location in Odisha
Balasore is located in India
Balasore
Balasore
Location in India

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]

  1. ^ "Balasore Railway Station's renamed Baleswar, within 10 hours of demand from Ashwini Vaishnaw". ANI News. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Category of stations over S E Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2024.