Murshidabad railway station

Murshidabad is a railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat–Krishnanagar–Berhampore–Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Murshidabad railway station lies in Murshidabad.


Murshidabad
Express train and Passenger train station
Entrance
General information
LocationLalbagh, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24°10′37″N 88°16′54″E
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Sealdah–Lalgola main line
Platforms4
TracksDoubled
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMBB
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Eastern Line
toward Lalgola
Location
Murshidabad
Location within West Bengal
Murshidabad
Murshidabad (India)

Geography
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Murshidabad
F: facility, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is located in Murshidabad district, 199 km (124 mi) from Sealdah.

Hazarduari Palace and its associated sites in the Kila Nizamat area (forming the central area in the map alongside) is the centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are Katra Masjid, Fauti Mosque, Jama Masjid and the Motijhil area. There is a group of attractions in the northern part of the town (as can be seen in the map alongside). Some attractions such as Khushbagh, Rosnaiganj, Baranagar, Kiriteswari Temple, Karnasuvarna and others are on the other side of the river and there are attractions in the neighbouring Berhampore area also (not shown in the map).[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in Murshidabad city. Most of the places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. A few, without pages yet, remain unmarked. The map has a scale. It will help viewers to find out the distances.

History

Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905 during British reign.

Electrification

The 128 km long Krishnanagar–Lalgola stretch was electrified in 2004 for EMU services.

Infrastructure

The railway station has four platforms after the installation of a double railway track.

Expansion

Railway Ministry tried to connect the railway station to Azimganj Junction. But due to land acquisition problems, the work of connecting these two stations was stopped. However, with help of Mamata Banerjee, the expansion work has been started again in full swing. The bridge named as Nashipur Rail Bridge over the Bhagirathi River is complete. The Murshidabad-Azimgunj link is expected to be commissioned by the end of December 2017. Some North Bengal trains like Darjeeling Mail, Haldibari Express are likely to move through Sealdah–Ranaghat–Behrampore Court–Murshidabad–Azimganj instead of crossing Bali Bridge and move through Barddhaman–Baharwa–Malda Town. Rail Ministry reports say that this linkage will minimise the travel distance (25 km) as well as time.[2]

Mail/Express trains

Around Murshidabad railway station

References
  1. "Offbeat Weekend in Murshidabad". Outskirts of Killa Nizamat (Northern part). Offbeat Weekend. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. The Nashipur Syndrome, The Week, Retrieved 12 October 2020


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