[4] The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol.

[5] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.

It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.

[8][9] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway.

[8] 12441/12442 Bilaspur Rajdhani Express passes through this station.