Brahmapur | |||||||||||
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 Popularity rail and A Grade railway station | |||||||||||
 Brahmapur station main entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Brahmapur, Odisha, PIN-760001 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°17′48″N 84°47′48″E / 19.2966°N 84.7968°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Chennai main line, Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Auto stand, Bus stand, Availability of wheel chair system& High-speed Rail wire WiFi system provided by RailTel (Govt.of India) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BAM | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
| Classification | Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway, Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 11958+ | |||||||||||
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Brahmapur is a major and the oldest railway station in the Indian state of Odisha. 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.