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 from this station.
The BhopalâÂÂItarsi section of New DelhiâÂÂChennai main line was opened in 1884. JhansiâÂÂBhopal section was opened in 1889. In 1895, the UjjainâÂÂBhopal section was opened. The station building was constructed in year 1910.
In 1984, the station was affected by the Bhopal disaster, when toxic gas fumes from a nearby chemical plant leaked. In the station, staff, passengers, people fleeing the gases and other persons present died and were injured from inhaling these gases. Station staff still tried to alarm nearby stations not to send trains towards Bhopal. The station master made a stationary train, the Gorakhpur to Mumbai Express, leave immediately ahead of departure time to save the people on board.
Bhopal has following rail lines:
The station has 6 platforms in addition to enough waiting halls, refreshment centre, passenger ticket counter and ticket vending machines, vehicle parking, communication facility, sanitary facility and dedicated Government Railway Police force to ensure security.
Bhopal Junction railway station is located on the main DelhiâÂÂChennai route which halts more than 200 daily trains, with a total of more than 380 trains within a week. To the north of the Bhopal Junction lies , to the south lies . There is one track which connects Bhopal to the west with , Sehore, , and . Also to some portion of , Sehore, and .
Other railway stations serving Bhopal metropolitan area