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{{Short description|Railway junction station in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]] {{font color|blue|BHOPAL JUNCTION}}
| type = [[Rapid transit]], [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Image:Bhopal Junction new building 01.jpg
| image_caption = Bhopal railway station
| address = Bhopal Main Junction, Near Nadra Bus Stand, [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.267212|N|77.412970|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Agra–Bhopal section]], [[Bhopal–Nagpur section]], [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]], [[Ujjain–Bhopal section]], [[Bhopal–Ram Ganj Mandi line]]
| other = Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 6
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 9
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened = {{start date and age|1889}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BPL
| zone = [[West Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Bhopal}}
}}
| former =
| status = Functioning
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railways]]
| passengers = 60,000 Avg per day
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Indian Railways
|line1=New Delhi–Chennai main line|left1=Rani Kamalapati|right1=Nishatpura
|line2=Bhopal–Ujjain branch line|left2=Sant Hirdaram Nagar|right2=
}}
| map_type = India Bhopal#India Madhya Pradesh
| map_dot_label = Bhopal Junction
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
}}

'''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 {{convert|40|km}} from this station.

==History==

The Bhopal–Itarsi section of [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]] was opened in 1884. Jhansi–Bhopal section was opened in 1889. In 1895, the Ujjain–Bhopal section was opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in//downloadfile_2.jsp?filename=1327061188023-opening%20of%20sections.pdf|title=Section opening dates from History of Western Railways, Ministry of Railways|website=Western Railway|access-date=1 May 2023|archive-date=4 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704092216/https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in//downloadfile_2.jsp?filename=1327061188023-opening%20of%20sections.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{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=22 November 2013| archive-date=26 July 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/final_gazettee/comm1.html| title = Introduction| work = Nagpur Itarsi Route| publisher = Nagpur district authorities| access-date = 17 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410104748/http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/FINAL_GAZETTEE/comm1.html| archive-date = 10 April 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pal |first=Sanchari |date=2016-10-28 |title=The Forgotten Stationmaster Who Saved Countless Lives During the Bhopal Gas Tragedy |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/73257/ghulam-dastagir-stationmaster-bhopal-gas-tragedy-hero/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Better India |language=en-US |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002200631/https://www.thebetterindia.com/73257/ghulam-dastagir-stationmaster-bhopal-gas-tragedy-hero/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-12-04 |title=Bhopal gas tragedy: An unsung hero who saved many lives |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/an-unsung-hero-who-saved-many-lives/articleshow/72355810.cms |access-date=2022-10-02 |website= |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006191308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/an-unsung-hero-who-saved-many-lives/articleshow/72355810.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Rail lines ==

Bhopal has following rail lines:

* [[New Delhi – Chennai main line]] - existing: Connect [[North India]] with [[South India]], runs via Mathura-Agra-Bhopal-Nagpur-Hydrabad. In 2026, it has 3 parallel tracks and fourth track is under-constriction.

* [[Ujjain–Bhopal section|Ratlam-Ujjain–Bhopal line]] - existing: Connect Bhopal to western Madhya Pradesh and beyond to Rajasthan.

* {{anchor|BRML}}Bhopal-Ramganj Mandi line - under-construction with target completion by December 2027: a new Rs3,035 cr 276-km long greenfield line connecting Bhopal in the southeast to [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] in northwest via [[Ramganj Mandi Junction railway station|Ramganj Mandi]]-[[Aklera]]-[[Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh|Rajgarh]]-[[Biaora]].<ref name=newrlt1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/new-rail-line-between-bhopal-and-ramganj-mandi-moves-forward-with-key-trial/articleshow/123017269.cms New rail line between Bhopal and Ramganj Mandi moves forward with key trial], Times of India, 31 Jul 2025.</ref> In March 2026, 50% of the 276 km track was complete (Ramganj Mandi-Rajgarh section in the north) and the remaining Rajgarh-Bhopal section in the south was under-construction.<ref>[https://www.patrika.com/en/rajgarh-news/bhopalramganjmandi-rail-line-rajgarh-awaits-first-train-after-25-years-20433138 New Rail Line to Begin in MP Today, Train to Run in This District for the First Time, 25-Year Wait to End], Patrika.com, 18 Mar 2026.</ref>

==Passenger services ==

===Facilities ===

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=BPL |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhopal-junction-bpl/12 |website=indiarailinfo.com |access-date=14 November 2021 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114005217/https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhopal-junction-bpl/12 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Train services===

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Bhopal Junction railway station is located on the main [[Delhi]]–[[Chennai]] 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 {{stnlnk|Bina Junction}}, to the south lies {{stnlnk|Itarsi Junction}}. There is one track which connects Bhopal to the west with {{stnlnk|Ujjain Junction}}, Sehore, {{stnlnk|Shujalpur}}, {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad Junction}}. Also to some portion of {{stnlnk|Indore Junction}}, Sehore, {{stnlnk|Shujalpur}} and {{stnlnk|Dewas Junction}}.

== Other railway stations within Bhopal city ==

Other railway stations serving [[Bhopal]] metropolitan area
* [[Rani Kamalapati railway station]]
* [[Misrod railway station]]
* [[Nishatpura railway station]]
* [[Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Bhopal Junction Railway Station, Bhopal.jpg|Main building, 2022
File:Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station (1).jpg|Platform No. 1 Bhopal Railway Station, April 2017
File:Railway Reservation Center Bhopal.jpg|Railway Reservation Center Bhopal, 2017
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[Bhoj Metro]], Bhopal metro trains
* [[Future of rail transport in India]]
* [[Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|12}}
*{{cite web|title=Daily passenger visit|url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details.jsp?ID1=Bhopal
|website=Indianrailways Official Website}}

{{City of Bhopal}}
{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1910]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bhopal railway division]]

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KurtisDelapena9 at 14:13, 18 March 2026