Burhanpur | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Lalbagh, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 21.3348°N 76.1994°W |
Line: | Jabalpur–Bhusaval section |
Other: | Auto stand |
Elevation: | 267m (876feet) |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | No |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Central Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Burhanpur railway station is a main railway station in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is BAU. It serves Burhanpur city. The station consists of two platforms.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Indian-born Australian author Saroo Brierley became separated from his brother at this station after falling asleep on a decommissioned train heading to Kolkata, leading to a 25-year separation from his family. Brierley was later able to find his hometown and reunite with his mother by identifying the station on Google Earth, the subject of his book A Long Way Home and the 2016 film Lion.[5]
Some of the important trains that runs from Burhanpur are: