Burhanpur railway station

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]

Burhanpur
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Lalbagh, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh India
Coordinates	21°20′05″N 76°11′58″E
Elevation	267 metres (876 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Jabalpur–Bhusaval section
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BAU
Zone(s)	Central Railway
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Electrified	Yes
Location Interactive map

Popular culture

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]

Major trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Burhanpur are:

• Sachkhand Express
• Dadadham Intercity Express
• Kolkata Mail
• Mangala Lakshadweep Express
• Pune–Danapur Superfast Express
• Punjab Mail
• Karnataka Express
• Lashkar Express
• Bhagalpur–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
• Jhelum Express
• Mumbai CST–Amritsar Express
• Mahanagari Express