| Bahanaga Bazar railway station | |
| Type: | Passenger train station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Address: | Asimila, Bahanaga, Balasore district, Odisha |
| Country: | India |
| Map Type: | India#India Odisha |
| Line: | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line |
| Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
| Platform: | 3 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Opened: | 1901 |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | South Eastern Railway |
| Former: | East Coast State Railway |
Bahanaga Bazar railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.[1] It is situated at Asimila, Bahanaga in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2] The station serves 14 trains daily, more than half of which remain within the state of Odisha.[3]
In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901.[4] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.[5]
See main article: 2023 Odisha train collision. On 2 June 2023, 288 people were killed and 1,175 were injured after trains collided near the station and it is India's deadliest railway crash in over 20 years.[6] [7] The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express was incorrectly shunted into the loop line and hit a stationary freight train at the speed of 128 km/h, and the derailed coaches fell on the down line where the Howrah-bound SMVT Bengaluru–Howrah Superfast Express side dashed the General & Sleeper Coaches of Coromandel Express. Rear two coaches of SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express derailed.[8] [9]