Murshidabad Junction railway station
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 MURSHIDABAD Jn. মুর্শিদাবাদ জং | ||||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | Lalbagh, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°10′37″N 88°16′54″E / 24.176921°N 88.281628°E | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah-Lalgola line | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||
| Accessible |  | |||||||||||
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| Status | Active | |||||||||||
| Station code | MBB | |||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||
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Murshidabad Junction is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located at Lalbagh, Murshidabad in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
History[edit]
Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905 during British reign.
Electrification[edit]
The 128 km long Krishnanagar–Lalgola stretch was electrified in 2004 for EMU services.[citation needed]
Infrastructure[edit]
The railway station has three platforms after the installation of a double railway track. The No. 1 platform is connected to Azimganj Junction.[2]
Extension[edit]
For the shortest route between Siliguri and Kolkata, Railway Ministry of India had attempted to connect Murshidabad with Azimganj Junction. The bridge named as Nashipur Rail Bridge over the Bhagirathi River was built decade ago. But due to land acquisition problems, the work of connecting these two stations couldn't be completed. The work has resumed again in November, 2022.[3] After work completed on February 2024, the Nashipur bridge is now commissioned from March 2024.[4] Rail Ministry reports say that this bridge will minimise the travel distance between Sealdah and Siliguri by 20 kilometres (12 mi) as well as saving 20-25 minutes of travel time. Murshidabad is now officially a Junction Railway Station.
Current and Proposed Mail/Express trains[edit]
- SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express Daily Service
- KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express Daily Service
- KOAA-LGL Dhano Dhanye Express
- SDAH-LGL Fast Passenger Daily Service
- KOAA-LGL Fast Passenger Daily Service[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Railway Stations | District Murshidabad | India". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Murshidabad Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Work on Nashipur railway bridge resumes". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Darj Mail set to run on new route from March, save travel time by 90 mins". The Times of India. 8 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "MURSHIDABAD Railway Station | मुर्शिदाबाद रेलवे स्टेशन | MBB रेलवे स्टेशन – NDTV.in". ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
External links[edit]
Media related to Murshidabad railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Murshidabad Railway Station
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