Brahmapur is a major and the oldest railway station in the Indian state of
Odisha
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Brahmapur well known as “The Silk City", is a city on the eastern coastline of the state of Odisha. Brahmapur Railway Station is one of the oldest Railway Station and it is administered under
Khurda Road railway division of
East Coast Railway zone. This station is classified as ''Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2)'' Category Station earlier categorized as ‘A’ category station. An average foot fall of 12,000 nos. are dealt here on daily basis. It is one of the major hub for Education & Business (food and garment) and railway provide hassle-free connectivity to this place. Brahmapur is famous for its tourist attraction.
Tara Tarini an ancient Shakti peetha, Breast shrine of Adi Shakti and one amongst the 4 major Shakti Peeethas in India is 25 km from the city. In addition, the world famous
Gopalpur-on-Sea sea beach,
Bhairabi & MahuriKalia temples, and Tampara lake are around 10km from the city. The famous
Chilika Lake at Rambha and
Taptapani Hot Springs are around 45 km from the city. It is silk city so silk products are cheap and readily available. This place is also famous for a variety of pickles, mixtures and papad.
History
During the period of 1893 to 1896, ( of
East Coast State Railway) this historic Brahmapur station was built and opened to traffic in 1896.
Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Brahmapur (Berhampur) was opened on 1 January 1899.
The long northern section of the South Eastern Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.
Railway reorganization
The
Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.
Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of
East Indian Railway Company east of
Mughalsarai
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and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.
In 1955,
South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.
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Accessibility
* Distance from City Bus Stand
* Distance from New Bus Stand(Haldiapadar)
* Distance from MKCG Hospital
* Distance from Berhampur University
* Distance from Army AD College
* Distance from Gopalpur Sea Beach
* Distance from Sonapur Sea Beach
* Distance from Khallikote University
* Distance from Tampara Lake
The nearest international airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport (172 km)
Gallery
File:New Entrance Brahmapur.JPG, Newly inaugurated entrance and booking office
File:Brahmapur_Railway_Station_Early_Morning_2015.jpg, Early morning at Brahmapur railway station
File:Brahmapur Station Rainy Day.JPG, Brahmapur railway station on a rainy day
File:Brahmapur Railway Station Entrance.jpg, Railway station at dusk
File:Platform RainyDay.JPG, View from foot overbridge on a rainy day
References
External links
Trains at Brahmapur
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{{Railway stations in Odisha
Railway stations in Ganjam district
Khurda Road railway division
Railway stations in India opened in 1896
Berhampur