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{{short description|Railway station in Odisha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Bhadrak
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Bhadrak, Odisha
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.0600|N|86.5000|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|23|m}}
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1896}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BHC
| division = {{rwd|Khurda Road}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_caption = Location in Odisha##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
}}
'''Bhadrak railway station''' is a passenger [[railway station]] serves [[Bhadrak district]] in Indian state of [[Odisha]]. It is situated on the howrah chennai main railline.

==Outline==
Bhadrak railway station is located at an altitude of {{convert|23|m}}. It functions within the jurisdiction of Khurda Road railway division.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhadrak-bhc/486| title=Arrivals at BHC/Bhadrak| website=IndiaRailInfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Bhadrak-railway-station-development-goes-off-track/articleshow/42445059.cms| title=Bhadrak railway station development goes off-track| website=Times of India| date=14 September 2014| first=Suvendu| last=Raymohapatra}}</ref> It is the nearest railhead for [[Dhamra Port]].

==History==
During the period 1893 to 1896, {{convert|1287|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], from [[Vijayawada Junction|Vijayawada]] to {{stnlnk|Cuttack}} was built and opened to traffic,<ref name=ser>{{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=14 July 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 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mannanna.com/mannannaArt1.html | title = History of Waltair Division | publisher = Mannanna.com | access-date = 14 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011235936/http://www.mannanna.com/mannannaArt1.html | archive-date = 11 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and construction of the Vijayawada–Chennai link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains along the eastern coast of India.<ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| title=IR History: Early Days – II| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| access-date = 14 July 2013}}</ref> [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was working on both the Howrah–Kharagpur and Kharagpur–Cuttack lines, completed the bridge over the [[Rupnarayan River|Rupnarayan]] in 1900 and the [[Mahanadi]] in 1901, thus completing the through connection between Chennai and Kolkata.<ref name=ser/>

==Passenger amenities==
Bhadrak railway station has computerized reservation system (CRS), dormitory, cloak room, refreshment room, tourist information counter, post office (RMS) and ATM.

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Odisha}}

[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1896]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bhadrak district]]
[[Category:1896 establishments in India]]

{{Odisha-railstation-stub}}

Bhadrak railway station - Revision history

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