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Vani Vihar railway station is a small railway station in Saheed Nagar Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Its code is BNBH.[1] The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It has a few facilities such as a non-computerised ticket counter, water supply, and urinals.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2016)

Vani Vihar
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
Coordinates	20.2929°N 85.8532°E / 20.2929; 85.8532
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Khurda Road railway division
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line
Platforms	2 BG
Tracks	4 BG
Connections	Taxi stand, auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	BNBH
Fare zone	East Coast Railways
Electrified	2002
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Mancheswar towards Howrah Junction East Coast Railway zone Howrah–Chennai main line Bhubaneswar towards Chennai Central
Location
Vani Vihar Location in Odisha Show map of Odisha Vani Vihar Location in India Show map of India

The main railway station of the city, Bhubaneswar railway station, is always preferred over Vani Vihar station for catching long-distance trains as only a few passenger trains halt here. Local people frequently use this station to cross from Saheed Nagar to Rasulgarh.

The station is named after the Vani Vihar area where the Vani Vihar University is located.

References

External links

Bhubaneswar travel guide from Wikivoyage

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