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{{short description|Railway station in Odisha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Balasore
| native_name = Baleshwar
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Balasore Railway Station.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = Station Road, [[Balasore]], [[Odisha]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.5014|N|86.9203|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|16|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] <br /> [[Balasore–Gopinathpur Nilgiri line]]
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| platform = 4
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Available
| opened = 1896
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes, Double electrified line
| accessible = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BLS
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
| passengers = Daily more than 150000
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| mapframe =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_dot_label =
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=South Eastern Railway zone|left=Tikirapal Halt|right=Nilgiri Road|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Chennai Central|type=[[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}
}}
'''Balasore railway station''', officially '''Baleshwar railway station''',<ref>{{Cite news |title=Balasore Railway Station's renamed Baleswar, within 10 hours of demand from Ashwini Vaishnaw |url=https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/balasore-railway-stations-renamed-baleswar-within-10-hours-of-demand-from-ashwini-vaishnaw/ |work=ANI News |date=14 January 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> is a railway station in [[Balasore]] city of [[Odisha]]. It serves Balasore, [[Remuna]], [[Chandipur, Odisha|Chandipur]] and [[Bhograi]] in [[Balasore district]] and other districts like [[Mayurbhanj]], [[Kendujhargarh]] and [[Bhadrak]] for boarding major trains like [[Duronto Express|Duronto]], [[Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani]], [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]] and [[Humsafar Express]] and many more trains that do not stop at [[Bhadrak railway station]]. It is an A-grade station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category of stations over S E Railway |url=https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,406,2246,2247&cssType=2 |website=ser.indianrailways.gov.in |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

==Facilities==
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[[File:Bhubaneswar Express at Balasore Railway Station.jpg|thumb|New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express at Balasore railway station]]
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There are four platforms in Balasore railway station. Generally platforms 1,2 and 3 are used for long-distance trains like express and mail trains and platform no. 4 is used for suburban and local DEMU, MEMU trains.{{clarify|What is DEMY and MEMU?|date=December 2019}}

Balasore railway station has a computerised reservation office, cloak room, waiting room, retiring room, and refreshment room. This station is provided with Railwire free wifi by Google. One can download movies and music at high speed for 30 minutes after which speed will be reduced.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/balasore.html| title=Balasore railway station| publisher= make my trip| access-date = 6 January 2013 }}</ref> Balasore railway station has a double-bedded air-conditioned retiring room, 6 double bedded non-air-conditioned retiring rooms and a six-bedded dormitory, many small shops are available at all the platforms, water vending machine is also available in all platforms.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/SER/Retiring_room_at_station.htm | title = Availability of Railway Retiring Rooms and Dormitories | access-date = 14 July 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Passenger movement and train performance==
Balasore railway station is an A-grade station. Balasore railway station serves around 130,000 passengers every day. It is a major station in the state of Odisha where all the trains going from Howrah to Chennai make a scheduled stop. Many trains like Bhubaneswar rajdhani express, Bhubneswar-New Delhi duronto express and Howrah–Yashvanantapur Humsafar express, Puri-Howrah shatabdi express halt here. Other trains like Antodaya express and other AC superfast, mail trains have a regular halt in this station. Though this station lacks connectivity to some western states but one can easily get connecting trains from any major station like Bhubaneswar, kharagpur which have frequent connectivity from Balasore railway station. There is a long-standing demand of direct train to Mumbai from Balasore which has not yet been resolved. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/BLS/Balasore |title = Balasore (BLS)| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 14 July 2013}}</ref>

==History==
During the period 1893 to 1896, {{convert|1287|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of [[East Coast State Railway]] was built and opened to traffic. [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]'s line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 }}</ref> The {{convert|514|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long northern section of the East Coast State Railway was merged with BNR in 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 | title=History | publisher=East Coast Railway | access-date=2 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131114416/http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 | archive-date=31 January 2011 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/balasore-bls/485 Trains at Balasore]
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{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Balasore district]]
[[Category:Kharagpur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1899]]
[[Category:1899 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Transport in Balasore]]

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Aman Mehta at 01:32, 28 July 2025